RC 171

Newborn nursery care, level I at Ascension Providence

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5N NURSERY LEVEL I

Waco, TX

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Ascension Providence’s median price of $177 is 88% below the median hospital's median price ($1.5k), higher than 1% of the 1,193 hospitals reporting RC 171. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 171 at Ascension Providence

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 32 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 974_bcbs star inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield 975_bcbs star outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
3	Molina 891_molina chip inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
4	Molina 908_molina chip outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
5	Superior Healthplan 817_superior star inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
6	Superior Healthplan 856_superior star plus inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
7	Superior Healthplan 904_superior star outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
8	Superior Healthplan 907_superior star plus outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
9	UnitedHealthcare 852_uhc star plus inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
10	UnitedHealthcare 894_uhc star kids inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
11	UnitedHealthcare 906_uhc star plus outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
12	UnitedHealthcare 909_uhc star kids outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
13	UnitedHealthcare 928_uhc star outpatient 20250701 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
14	UnitedHealthcare 929_uhc star inpatient 20250701 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
15	Aetna 935_aetna 20250801 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$572	$572	—	—	—	$572 – $572
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield 871_blue cross blue shield advantage hmo 20250101 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$627	$627	—	—	—	$627 – $627
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield 870_blue cross blue shield hmo essentials 20250101 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$641	$641	—	—	—	$641 – $641
18	Cigna 930_cigna 20250701 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$668	$668	—	—	—	$668 – $668
19	Cigna 930_cigna 20250701 per diem · inpatient	$695	$695	—	—	—	$695 – $695
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield 872_blue cross blue shield myblueheath 20250101 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$709	$709	—	—	—	$709 – $709
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield 869_blue cross blue shield ppo 20250101 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$736	$736	—	—	—	$736 – $736
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield 516_blue cross blue shield traditional 20210815 per diem · inpatient	$766	$766	—	—	—	$766 – $766
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield 872_blue cross blue shield myblueheath 20250101 per diem · inpatient	$797	$797	—	—	—	$797 – $797
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield 870_blue cross blue shield hmo essentials 20250101 per diem · inpatient	$841	$841	—	—	—	$841 – $841
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield 869_blue cross blue shield ppo 20250101 per diem · inpatient	$935	$935	—	—	—	$935 – $935

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