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
$0
Average
$1.9k
Median
$395
High
$15.1k
Each hospital's average Medicare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
11 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 937.7× 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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12 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Medicare 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 | Tufts Medical Center BOSTON, MA other · both | 1 | $33 | $33 | — | — | 30 | $33 – $33 |
| 2 | Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen, CO facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 4 | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 3 | HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital MA 01453; 201 Highland St Clinton, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.8k | $1.9k | $1.4k | 72% | — | $3 – $6k |
| 4 | Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $395 | $395 | — | — | — | $395 – $395 |
| 5 | Lancaster General Health Lancaster, PA facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $15.1k | $15.1k | — | — | — | $15.1k – $15.1k |
| 6 | Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC Smith, AR case rate · inpatient | 1 | $11 | $21 | $19 | 89% | — | $8 – $53 |
| 7 | Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 8 | Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 9 | Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $3 | $3 | — | — | — | $3 – $3 |
| 10 | The Methodist Hospitals, Inc. Gary, IN facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 – $0 |
| 11 | UMass Memorial Medical Center MA 01605; 157 Union Street Marlborough, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.8k | $1.9k | $1.4k | 73% | — | $3 – $6k |
| 12 | University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $395 | $395 | — | — | — | $395 – $395 |
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