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.
Original text from hospital filings
PLACE GASTROSTOMY TUBE
Council Bluffs, IA
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Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System’s median price of $959 is 19% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 30% of the 1,462 hospitals reporting CPT 43831. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 7 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 medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $913.71 | $913.71 | $913.71 – $913.71 |
| 2 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $913.71 | $913.71 | $913.71 – $913.71 |
| 3 | Medica medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $913.71 | $913.71 | $913.71 – $913.71 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $913.71 | $913.71 | $913.71 – $913.71 |
| 5 | Medica commercial|aco fee schedule · outpatient | $1,120 | $1,120 | $1,120 – $1,120 |
| 6 | Medica commercial|chi health case rate · outpatient | $1,701 | $1,701 | $1,701 – $1,701 |
| 7 | Medica commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $2,322 | $2,322 | $2,322 – $2,322 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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