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44970 - LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY
Stuttgart, AR
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Baptist Health Medical Center - Stuttgart’s median price of $6.3k is 2% above the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 54% of the 2,141 hospitals reporting CPT 44970. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 9 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 | Caresource all fee schedule · outpatient | $533.61 | $533.61 | $533.61 – $533.61 |
| 2 | Humana all fee schedule · outpatient | $6,085 | $6,085 | $6,085 – $6,085 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all fee schedule · outpatient | $6,145 | $6,145 | $6,145 – $6,145 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all fee schedule · outpatient | $6,231 | $6,231 | $6,231 – $6,231 |
| 5 | Cigna all case rate · outpatient | $6,256 | $6,256 | $6,256 – $6,256 |
| 6 | WellCare all fee schedule · outpatient | $6,415 | $6,415 | $6,415 – $6,415 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all case rate · outpatient | $8,346 | $8,346 | $8,238 – $8,455 |
| 8 | Ambetter all fee schedule · outpatient | $9,353 | $9,353 | $9,353 – $9,353 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all case rate · outpatient | $10,818 | $10,818 | $10,818 – $10,818 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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