RC 549
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Original text from hospital filings
Removal of fluid from between lung and chest cavity
Low
$3
Average
$356
Median
$253
High
$2.9k
Each payer's average rate across its hospitals, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare case rate · outpatient · +18 other terms | 178 | $583 | $754 | $730 | 97% | — | $285 – $5.6k |
| 2 | MultiPlan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +3 other terms | 13 | $652 | $917 | $1.3k | 144% | — | $24 – $4.5k |
| 3 | First Health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +4 other terms | 12 | $558 | $831 | $1.1k | 129% | — | $93 – $4.6k |
| 4 | Kaiser percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +1 other terms | 5 | $287 | $264 | $118 | 45% | — | $47 – $603 |
| 5 | Phcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +1 other terms | 5 | $699 | $2.2k | $1.9k | 85% | — | $662 – $4.5k |
| 6 | Bcbs Id fee schedule · outpatient · +2 other terms | 4 | $325 | $313 | $584 | 187% | — | $2 – $3.9k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield fee schedule · outpatient · +7 other terms | 4 | $405 | $383 | $795 | 208% | — | $2 – $4.9k |
| 8 | Medica facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 4 | $72 | $84 | $68 | 82% | — | $2 – $156 |
| 9 | Regence fee schedule · outpatient · +2 other terms | 3 | $512 | $530 | $1.0k | 194% | — | $2 – $4.9k |
| 10 | Aetna fee schedule · outpatient · +10 other terms | 2 | $11 | $11 | $9 | 81% | — | $3 – $29 |
| 11 | Bcbs Wy facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges · +1 other terms | 2 | $68 | $64 | $64 | 99% | — | $2 – $156 |
| 12 | Beechstreet percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $426 | $426 | $78 | 18% | — | $348 – $504 |
| 13 | Molina fee schedule · outpatient · +5 other terms | 2 | $10 | $10 | $8 | 81% | — | $2 – $27 |
| 14 | Optum facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $332 | $230 | $289 | 125% | — | $1 – $638 |
| 15 | Aetna Better Health facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +1 other terms | 1 | $95 | $95 | — | — | — | $95 – $95 |
| 16 | Ambetter other · outpatient · +2 other terms | 1 | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 17 | Anthem fee schedule · both · +7 other terms | 1 | $23 | $23 | $12 | 51% | — | $11 – $35 |
| 18 | Bcbs Il facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges · +1 other terms | 1 | $228 | $228 | $4 | 2% | — | $224 – $231 |
| 19 | Bcbs Mi professional · fee schedule · outpatient · +2 other terms | 1 | $62 | $62 | — | — | — | $62 – $62 |
| 20 | Caresource fee schedule · outpatient · +3 other terms | 1 | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 21 | Cigna facility · fee schedule · both · +6 other terms | 1 | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 22 | Cigna Healthspring facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 23 | Devoted facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +2 other terms | 1 | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 24 | Healthpartners percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges · +1 other terms | 1 | $75 | $75 | — | — | — | $75 – $75 |
| 25 | Humana facility · other · outpatient · +5 other terms | 1 | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
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