Contrast agent for echocardiography

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Original text from hospital filings

Echocardiography contrast

Payers reporting HCPCS A9700

Payer pricing summary

Low

Average

$476

Median

$185

High

$8.7k

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1	Humana fee schedule · outpatient · +10 other terms	69	$416	$684	$401	59%	—	$86 – $1.2k
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +10 other terms	52	$296	$339	$277	82%	—	$0 – $1.1k
3	Aetna fee schedule · outpatient · +15 other terms	43	$155	$206	$132	64%	—	$90 – $676
4	Anthem facility · case rate · outpatient · +11 other terms	15	$23	$25	$6	23%	—	$15 – $38
5	Caresource facility · case rate · outpatient · +3 other terms	15	$23	$25	$6	23%	—	$15 – $39
6	Molina facility · case rate · outpatient · +9 other terms	15	$23	$25	$6	23%	—	$16 – $38
7	UnitedHealthcare facility · case rate · outpatient · +14 other terms	15	$23	$25	$6	23%	—	$16 – $39
8	Highmark fee schedule · outpatient · +3 other terms	13	$134	$134	$15	11%	—	$119 – $149
9	Bcbs Mn fee schedule · outpatient · +3 other terms	12	$377	$239	$209	87%	—	$0 – $471
10	Optum facility · case rate · outpatient · +4 other terms	11	$21	$23	$5	22%	—	$19 – $35
11	Cigna professional · fee schedule · outpatient · +11 other terms	10	$59	$62	$5	7%	—	$59 – $70
12	MultiPlan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +6 other terms	9	$746	$621	$221	36%	—	$140 – $813
13	Ucare fee schedule · both	9	$118	$118	$3	3%	—	$115 – $121
14	Aetna Better Health fee schedule · inpatient · +2 other terms	7	$100	$100	—	—	—	$100 – $100
15	Healthcare Highways facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	4	$1	$1	$1	42%	—	$0 – $2
16	Phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +2 other terms	4	$351	$319	$129	41%	—	$110 – $462
17	Amerihealth Caritas professional · fee schedule · outpatient · +1 other terms	3	$166	$166	$3	2%	—	$164 – $170
18	Bcbs Ks fee schedule · outpatient · +1 other terms	3	$80	$83	$5	6%	—	$80 – $90
19	First Health professional · fee schedule · both · +5 other terms	3	$106	$106	—	—	—	$106 – $106
20	Medicaid fee schedule · outpatient	3	$429	$511	$142	28%	—	$394 – $711
21	Ambetter professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges · +1 other terms	2	$139	$139	—	—	—	$139 – $139
22	Medica other · outpatient · +1 other terms	2	$258	$258	—	—	—	$258 – $258
23	Oscar professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges · +2 other terms	2	$256	$256	—	—	—	$256 – $256
24	Sanford Health Plan professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	2	$345	$345	—	—	—	$345 – $345
25	WellCare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +1 other terms	2	$62	$62	$12	19%	—	$50 – $74

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