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
$5
Average
$27.8k
Median
$303
High
$201.1k
Each hospital's average Optum rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
42 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 1723.7× 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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iThe hospitals that file a Optum 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 | Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $509 | $476 | $55 | 12% | — | $398 – $521 |
| 2 | Boston Children's Hospital Lexington, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $509 | $476 | $55 | 12% | — | $398 – $521 |
| 3 | Boston Children's Hospital Brookline, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $509 | $476 | $55 | 12% | — | $398 – $521 |
| 4 | Boston Children's Hospital Dartmouth, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $509 | $476 | $55 | 12% | — | $398 – $521 |
| 5 | Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $509 | $476 | $55 | 12% | — | $398 – $521 |
| 6 | Boston Children's Hospital Peabody, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $509 | $476 | $55 | 12% | — | $398 – $521 |
| 7 | Boston Children's Hospital Waltham, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $509 | $476 | $55 | 12% | — | $398 – $521 |
| 8 | Boston Children's Hospital Needham, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $509 | $476 | $55 | 12% | — | $398 – $521 |
| 9 | Boston Children's Hospital Weymouth, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $509 | $476 | $55 | 12% | — | $398 – $521 |
| 10 | CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX fee schedule · inpatient | 3 | $228.1k | $277.3k | $247.8k | 89% | — | $1.2k – $1269.2k |
| 11 | CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $91.7k | $125.0k | $115.9k | 93% | — | $709 – $628.0k |
| 12 | ENUMCLAW REGIONAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION Enumclaw, WA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $165 | $168 | $122 | 73% | — | $1 – $442 |
| 13 | GLENDALE ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Glendale, CA case rate · outpatient | 2 | $7.4k | $7.4k | $346 | 5% | — | $7.0k – $7.7k |
| 14 | HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital MA 01453; 201 Highland St Clinton, MA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $1.6k | $1.8k | $1.3k | 74% | — | $3 – $5.4k |
| 15 | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $208 | $210 | $43 | 20% | — | $167 – $255 |
| 16 | Mayo Clinic Arizona Phoenix, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $113 | $113 | $5 | 5% | — | $108 – $118 |
| 17 | Mayo Clinic Florida Jacksonville, FL facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $128 | $128 | $34 | 26% | — | $94 – $162 |
| 18 | Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato 56001-4752 facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 3 | $199 | $225 | $56 | 25% | — | $173 – $303 |
| 19 | Mayo Clinic Health System Lake City 55041-1143 facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $303 | $303 | — | — | — | $303 – $303 |
| 20 | Mayo Clinic Health System Saint James 56081-5550 facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $303 | $303 | — | — | — | $303 – $303 |
| 21 | Mayo Clinic Health System Fairmont 56031-4575 facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $303 | $303 | — | — | — | $303 – $303 |
| 22 | Mayo Clinic Health System Osseo, WI facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $207 | $207 | — | — | — | $207 – $207 |
| 23 | Mayo Clinic Health System Menomonie, WI facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $207 | $207 | — | — | — | $207 – $207 |
| 24 | Mayo Clinic Health System St, NE facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $303 | $303 | — | — | — | $303 – $303 |
| 25 | Mayo Clinic Health System Bloomer, WI facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $207 | $207 | — | — | — | $207 – $207 |
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