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EPOETIN ALFA 20000 UNIT/2 ML INJECTION SOLUTION
Chicago, IL
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago’s median price of $102 is 391% above the median hospital's median price ($21), higher than 65% of the 2,057 hospitals reporting HCPCS J0885. 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 | $21.62 | $25.93 | $15.24 – $37.20 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna local plus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $53.41 | $64.05 | $37.66 – $91.90 |
| 3 | Cigna cigna local plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $53.41 | $64.05 | $37.66 – $91.90 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $55.06 | $66.03 | $38.82 – $94.74 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $57.99 | $69.54 | $40.88 – $99.78 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare navigate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $73.12 | $73.12 | $73.12 – $73.12 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna northwestern percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $63.58 | $76.25 | $44.83 – $109.40 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna northwestern percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $63.58 | $76.25 | $44.83 – $109.40 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $78.46 | $78.46 | $78.46 – $78.46 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna illinois preferred percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $67.40 | $80.83 | $47.52 – $115.97 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna illinois preferred percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $67.40 | $80.83 | $47.52 – $115.97 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield unified physicians network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $71.22 | $85.40 | $50.21 – $122.53 |
| 13 | Cigna cigna c-5 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $73.25 | $87.84 | $51.64 – $126.03 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna c-5 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $73.25 | $87.84 | $51.64 – $126.03 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dupage medical group percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $76.30 | $91.50 | $53.80 – $131.29 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield dupage medical group percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.30 | $91.50 | $53.80 – $131.29 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northwestern medicine physician network ipa percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $76.30 | $91.50 | $53.80 – $131.29 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northwestern medicine physician network ipa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.30 | $91.50 | $53.80 – $131.29 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northshore physician associates percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $82.66 | $99.13 | $58.28 – $142.23 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield northshore physician associates percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $82.66 | $99.13 | $58.28 – $142.23 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield illinois health partners percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $89.02 | $106.75 | $62.76 – $153.17 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield illinois health partners percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $89.02 | $106.75 | $62.76 – $153.17 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield lake county physician association percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $89.02 | $106.75 | $62.76 – $153.17 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield lake county physician association percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $89.02 | $106.75 | $62.76 – $153.17 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $90.29 | $108.28 | $63.66 – $155.36 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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