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PR DEBRIDEMENT OPEN WOUND FIRST 20 SQ CM/<
Albany, NY
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Albany Medical Center Hospital’s median price of $130 is 43% below the median hospital's median price ($229), higher than 16% of the 2,525 hospitals reporting CPT 97597. 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, 74 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 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $23.21 | $23.21 | $23.21 – $23.21 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_csw_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $27.35 | $27.35 | $27.35 – $27.35 |
| 3 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.17 | $28.17 | $28.17 – $28.17 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $28.18 | $28.18 | $28.18 – $28.18 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $31.00 | $31.00 | $31.00 – $31.00 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.15 | $33.15 | $33.15 – $33.15 |
| 7 | Highmark medicaid_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.15 | $33.15 | $33.15 – $33.15 |
| 8 | Tricare all products_physician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.15 | $33.15 | $33.15 – $33.15 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.15 | $33.15 | $33.15 – $33.15 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.30 | $33.30 | $33.30 – $33.30 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $34.48 | $34.48 | $34.48 – $34.48 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $36.47 | $36.47 | $36.47 – $36.47 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $36.67 | $36.67 | $36.67 – $36.67 |
| 14 | Highmark medicare_midlevel_nof professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $41.41 | $41.41 | $41.41 – $41.41 |
| 15 | Highmark medicare_midlevel_off professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $41.41 | $41.41 | $41.41 – $41.41 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield small group_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $44.59 | $44.59 | $44.59 – $44.59 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $46.36 | $46.36 | $46.36 – $46.36 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare veterans affairs community care network (vaccn) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $46.36 | $46.36 | $46.36 – $46.36 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare all products_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $47.00 | $47.00 | $47.00 – $47.00 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare all products_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $47.00 | $47.00 | $47.00 – $47.00 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo-pos-ppo-epo-indemnity_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $47.57 | $47.57 | $47.57 – $47.57 |
| 22 | Highmark medicare_nof professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $48.72 | $48.72 | $48.72 – $48.72 |
| 23 | Highmark medicare_off professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $48.72 | $48.72 | $48.72 – $48.72 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $50.99 | $50.99 | $50.99 – $50.99 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial-select-exchange_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $51.70 | $51.70 | $51.70 – $51.70 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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