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.
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DISCOGRAM C/T EACH LEVEL S&I
Chicago, IL
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Advocate Trinity Hospital’s median price of $2.1k is 7% above the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 62% of the 1,644 hospitals reporting CPT 72285. 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 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $345 | $345 | — | — | — | $345 – $345 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $293 | $354 | $141 | 40% | — | $220 – $549 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare hmo case rate · outpatient | $634 | $634 | — | — | — | $634 – $634 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | $43 | 4% | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 6 | Aetna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 7 | Ambetter medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 8 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 9 | Oscar medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed care percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
Last updated: Nov 4, 2025
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