RC 279
Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
COLD OR HOT FLUID BOTTLE, ICE CAP OR COLLAR, HEAT AND/OR COLD WRAP, ANY TYPE
Low
$28
Average
$632
Median
$211
High
$2.1k
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4 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Excellus rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland Hospital Rochester, NY fee schedule · outpatient | 4 | $3 | $256 | $2.1k | 827% | — | $0 – $32.4k |
| 2 | Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $28 | $28 | $23 | 82% | — | $5 – $50 |
| 3 | Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY fee schedule · outpatient | 4 | $7 | $166 | $1.4k | 849% | — | $0 – $32.4k |
| 4 | Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady, NY facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $2k | $2.1k | $1.7k | 84% | — | $1 – $5.8k |
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