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LVL 5 EMER DEPT
Spruce Pine, NC
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Blue Ridge Regional Hospital’s median price of $1.6k is 75% above the median hospital's median price ($897), higher than 70% of the 2,561 hospitals reporting CPT 99285. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 18 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 mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $650.47 | $650.47 | $650.47 – $650.47 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $682.18 | $682.18 | $682.18 – $682.18 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare bhmgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $692.34 | $692.34 | $692.34 – $692.34 |
| 4 | WellCare mgmcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $702.50 | $702.50 | $702.50 – $702.50 |
| 5 | Aetna mcr percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $813.08 | $813.08 | $813.08 – $813.08 |
| 6 | Cigna hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,382 | $1,382 | $1,382 – $1,382 |
| 7 | Cigna ifp percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,382 | $1,382 | $1,382 – $1,382 |
| 8 | Cigna newbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,382 | $1,382 | $1,382 – $1,382 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas commercial-exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,504 | $1,504 | $1,504 – $1,504 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,638 | $1,638 | $1,638 – $1,638 |
| 11 | Cigna existingbusiness percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,663 | $1,663 | $1,663 – $1,663 |
| 12 | Caresource hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,789 | $1,789 | $1,789 – $1,789 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare globalbenefitplanappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,829 | $1,829 | $1,829 – $1,829 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,923 | $1,923 | $1,923 – $1,923 |
| 15 | Medcost ultrarate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,979 | $1,979 | $1,979 – $1,979 |
| 16 | Medcost standard percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,062 | $2,062 | $2,062 – $2,062 |
| 17 | Aetna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,858 | $2,858 | $2,858 – $2,858 |
| 18 | MultiPlan comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,252 | $3,252 | $3,252 – $3,252 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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