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Original text from hospital filings
H CULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL
Chicago, IL
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago’s median price of $244 is 1157% above the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 95% of the 2,618 hospitals reporting CPT 87070. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 42 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 | Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $55.25 | $49.32 | $7.82 – $55.25 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare navigate other · outpatient | $84.00 | $84.00 | $84.00 – $84.00 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare other · outpatient | $92.00 | $92.00 | $92.00 – $92.00 |
| 4 | Cigna cigna local plus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $136.50 | $121.85 | $19.32 – $136.50 |
| 5 | Cigna cigna local plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $136.50 | $121.85 | $19.32 – $136.50 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $140.72 | $125.62 | $19.92 – $140.72 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $148.20 | $132.30 | $20.98 – $148.20 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna northwestern percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $162.50 | $145.06 | $23.00 – $162.50 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna northwestern percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $162.50 | $145.06 | $23.00 – $162.50 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna illinois preferred percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $172.25 | $153.77 | $24.38 – $172.25 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna illinois preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $172.25 | $153.77 | $24.38 – $172.25 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield unified physicians network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $182.00 | $162.47 | $25.76 – $182.00 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna c-5 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $187.20 | $167.11 | $26.50 – $187.20 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna c-5 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $187.20 | $167.11 | $26.50 – $187.20 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dupage medical group percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $195.00 | $174.08 | $27.60 – $195.00 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dupage medical group percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $195.00 | $174.08 | $27.60 – $195.00 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northwestern medicine physician network ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $195.00 | $174.08 | $27.60 – $195.00 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northwestern medicine physician network ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $195.00 | $174.08 | $27.60 – $195.00 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northshore physician associates percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $211.25 | $188.58 | $29.90 – $211.25 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northshore physician associates percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $211.25 | $188.58 | $29.90 – $211.25 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield illinois health partners percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $227.50 | $203.09 | $32.20 – $227.50 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield illinois health partners percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $227.50 | $203.09 | $32.20 – $227.50 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield lake county physician association percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $227.50 | $203.09 | $32.20 – $227.50 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield lake county physician association percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $227.50 | $203.09 | $32.20 – $227.50 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $230.75 | $205.99 | $32.66 – $230.75 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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