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.
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HEARTMAT 14 VLT LITH ION BATT
Smithville, TX
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Ascension Seton’s median price of $820 is 26% below the median hospital's median price ($1.1k), higher than 7% of the 1,088 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0506. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 1 payer, 1 plan rate. 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 | Tricare 1229_tricare cah outpatient 20170101 fee schedule · outpatient | $820 | $820 | — | — | — | $820 – $820 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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