RC 278

Cannulated femoral locking bone screw at Bethesda Hospital

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ANCHOR/SCREW BN/BN,TIS/BN

BOYNTON BEACH, FL

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Bethesda Hospital’s median price of $3.7k is 198% above the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 88% of the 1,921 hospitals reporting RC 278. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 278 at Bethesda Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 44 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	Cigna cigna connect network exchange fee schedule · both	$384.64	$384.64	$384.64 – $384.64
2	Cigna cigna hmo fee schedule · both	$384.64	$384.64	$384.64 – $384.64
3	Cigna cigna ppo fee schedule · both	$384.64	$384.64	$384.64 – $384.64
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare ppo fee schedule · both	$129.95	$1,162	$119.11 – $31,183
5	Medica medica mcr hmo fee schedule · both	$129.95	$1,162	$119.11 – $31,183
6	Medicare simplyhlth mc hmo nc fee schedule · both	$129.95	$1,162	$119.11 – $31,183
7	UnitedHealthcare united hlth mc hmo fee schedule · both	$132.55	$1,185	$121.49 – $31,807
8	Humana careplus mc hmo fee schedule · both	$135.15	$1,208	$123.87 – $32,431
9	Humana humana medicare fee schedule · both	$135.15	$1,208	$123.87 – $32,431
10	Cigna cigna medicare advantage fee schedule · both	$136.45	$1,220	$125.07 – $32,742
11	Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · both	$145.55	$1,301	$133.40 – $34,925
12	Medicare devoted health mc hmo fee schedule · both	$175.44	$1,568	$160.80 – $42,097
13	Medicaid simplyhlth md hmo nc fee schedule · both	$2,088	$2,088	$2,088 – $2,088
14	UnitedHealthcare united healthy kids fee schedule · both	$2,088	$2,088	$2,088 – $2,088
15	UnitedHealthcare united md hmo fee schedule · both	$2,088	$2,088	$2,088 – $2,088
16	WellCare well care md hmonc fee schedule · both	$2,088	$2,088	$2,088 – $2,088
17	Aetna aetna better health healthy kids fee schedule · both	$2,192	$2,192	$2,192 – $2,192
18	Aetna aetna better health medicaid fee schedule · both	$2,192	$2,192	$2,192 – $2,192
19	Medicaid prestige md hmo nc fee schedule · both	$2,297	$2,297	$2,297 – $2,297
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare ppo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$3,482	$3,482	$3,482 – $3,482
21	Medica medica mcr hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$3,482	$3,482	$3,482 – $3,482
22	Medicare devoted health mc hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$3,482	$3,482	$3,482 – $3,482
23	Medicare simplyhlth mc hmo nc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$3,482	$3,482	$3,482 – $3,482
24	UnitedHealthcare united hlth mc hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$3,482	$3,482	$3,482 – $3,482
25	Aetna aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$2,104	$3,955	$0.28 – $72,440

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