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TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY; YOUNGER THAN AGE 12
Morganton, NC
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Blue Ridge HealthCare Hospitals, Inc’s median price of $5.6k is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($5.8k), higher than 44% of the 1,866 hospitals reporting CPT 42820. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 7 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 medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
| 2 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 3 | Optum vaccn behavioral health facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 4 | Humana medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 5 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
Last updated: Jun 4, 2026
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