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33238 REMOVE ELECTRODE/THORACOTOMY
Bluffton, IN
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Bluffton Health System LLC’s median price of $1.8k is 46% below the median hospital's median price ($3.3k), higher than 33% of the 1,240 hospitals reporting CPT 33238. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 14 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 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · other · outpatient | $748 | $748 | — | — | — | $748 – $748 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $911 | $911 | — | — | — | $911 – $911 |
| 3 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 4 | Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 5 | Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 6 | Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 7 | Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 8 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 9 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 11 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 12 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 13 | First Health first health non-exclusive facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 14 | First Health first health non-exclusive facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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