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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PR APPL MODALITY 1/> AREAS PARAFFIN BATH
Albany, NY
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Albany Medical Center Hospital’s median price of $19 is 38% below the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 41% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 68 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 | Highmark medicare_midlevel_nof professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.58 | $4.58 | $4.58 – $4.58 |
| 2 | Highmark medicare_midlevel_off professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.58 | $4.58 | $4.58 – $4.58 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_csw_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.84 | $4.84 | $4.84 – $4.84 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_csw_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.84 | $4.84 | $4.84 – $4.84 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.98 | $4.98 | $4.98 – $4.98 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.98 | $4.98 | $4.98 – $4.98 |
| 7 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 – $4.99 |
| 8 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 – $4.99 |
| 9 | Highmark medicare_nof professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.39 | $5.39 | $5.39 – $5.39 |
| 10 | Highmark medicare_off professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.39 | $5.39 | $5.39 – $5.39 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.48 | $5.48 | $5.48 – $5.48 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.48 | $5.48 | $5.48 – $5.48 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.51 | $5.51 | $5.51 – $5.51 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.51 | $5.51 | $5.51 – $5.51 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.83 | $5.83 | $5.83 – $5.83 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.86 | $5.86 | $5.86 – $5.86 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.86 | $5.86 | $5.86 – $5.86 |
| 18 | Highmark medicaid_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.86 | $5.86 | $5.86 – $5.86 |
| 19 | Highmark medicaid_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.86 | $5.86 | $5.86 – $5.86 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.86 | $5.86 | $5.86 – $5.86 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.86 | $5.86 | $5.86 – $5.86 |
| 22 | Tricare all products_physician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.87 | $5.87 | $5.87 – $5.87 |
| 23 | Tricare all products_physician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.87 | $5.87 | $5.87 – $5.87 |
| 24 | Aetna medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.09 | $6.09 | $6.09 – $6.09 |
| 25 | Aetna medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.09 | $6.09 | $6.09 – $6.09 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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