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
$2
Average
$11.6k
Median
$564
High
$167.2k
Each hospital's average First Health rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
104 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 204.2× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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141 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a First Health 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 | |||||||
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| 1 | JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON HILLS, PA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | 1–10 | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 2 | WEST PENN ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYSTEM INC WEXFORD, PA percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 3 | WEST PENN ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYSTEM INC WEXFORD, PA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 4 | ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL INC Clearlake, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $166 | $135 | $77 | 57% | — | $10 – $200 |
| 5 | Austin Center for Outpatient Surgery LP, DBA Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.2k | $1.6k | $1.6k | 100% | — | $6 – $6.0k |
| 6 | BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER BATON ROUGE, LA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 7 | Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $564 | $564 | — | — | — | $564 – $564 |
| 8 | Boston Children's Hospital Lexington, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $564 | $564 | — | — | — | $564 – $564 |
| 9 | Boston Children's Hospital Brookline, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $564 | $564 | — | — | — | $564 – $564 |
| 10 | Boston Children's Hospital Dartmouth, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $564 | $564 | — | — | — | $564 – $564 |
| 11 | Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $564 | $564 | — | — | — | $564 – $564 |
| 12 | Boston Children's Hospital Peabody, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $564 | $564 | — | — | — | $564 – $564 |
| 13 | Boston Children's Hospital Waltham, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $564 | $564 | — | — | — | $564 – $564 |
| 14 | Boston Children's Hospital Needham, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $564 | $564 | — | — | — | $564 – $564 |
| 15 | Boston Children's Hospital Weymouth, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $564 | $564 | — | — | — | $564 – $564 |
| 16 | CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $123 | $123 | $67 | 54% | — | $56 – $190 |
| 17 | CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX fee schedule · inpatient | 1 | $160.7k | $167.2k | $116.6k | 70% | — | $1.7k – $494.1k |
| 18 | CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $160.7k | $167.2k | $116.6k | 70% | — | $1.7k – $494.1k |
| 19 | Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $684 | $684 | — | — | — | $684 – $684 |
| 20 | Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $684 | $684 | — | — | — | $684 – $684 |
| 21 | Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.3k | $2.3k | $3.0k | 128% | — | $33 – $22.6k |
| 22 | City of Hope National Medical Center Duarte, CA percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $542 | $1.2k | $2.0k | 161% | — | $78 – $18.2k |
| 23 | City of Hope National Medical Center Duarte, CA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $642 | $1.5k | $2.3k | 161% | — | $92 – $21.6k |
| 24 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $85 | $487 | $828 | 170% | — | $45 – $2.1k |
| 25 | EATON RAPIDS MEDICAL CENTER Eaton Rapids, MI percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.5k | $1.5k | $367 | 24% | — | $1.2k – $1.9k |
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