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PARACENTESIS W/IMAGING
Elgin, IL
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Advocate Sherman Hospital’s median price of $1.4k is 21% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 62% of the 2,488 hospitals reporting CPT 49083. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 13 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $671.64 | $671.64 | $645.54 – $697.74 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $734.28 | $734.28 | $734.28 – $734.28 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $995.28 | $995.28 | $995.28 – $995.28 |
| 4 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,007 | $1,007 | $1,007 – $1,007 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,014 | $1,014 | $1,014 – $1,014 |
| 6 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,027 | $1,027 | $904.80 – $1,148 |
| 7 | Ambetter medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,417 | $1,417 | $1,417 – $1,417 |
| 8 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,417 | $1,417 | $1,417 – $1,417 |
| 9 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1,466 | $1,466 | $1,466 – $1,466 |
| 10 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,566 | $1,566 | $1,566 – $1,566 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,566 | $1,566 | $1,566 – $1,566 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $3,728 | $3,643 | $3,371 – $3,830 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $4,256 | $4,256 | $4,256 – $4,256 |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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