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.Viral Identification 2 (LC)
Bluffton, IN
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Bluffton Health System LLC’s median price of $53 is 96% above the median hospital's median price ($27), higher than 79% of the 1,907 hospitals reporting CPT 87253. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 37 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 | Anthem anthem in healthsync professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 2 | Anthem anthem in hmo ppo trad professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 3 | Anthem anthem in marketplace stld professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 5 | Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $19 | $19 | — | — | — | $19 – $19 |
| 6 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · other · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 7 | Anthem node anthem in mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 8 | Caresource node caresource mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 9 | Anthem anthem in healthsync facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 10 | Anthem anthem in hip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 11 | Anthem anthem in hmo ppo trad facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 12 | Anthem anthem in marketplace stld facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 13 | Anthem anthem in medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 14 | Caresource caresource hhw in medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 15 | Caresource caresource in hip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 16 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 17 | Humana humana pathways in medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 18 | Humana node humana choicecare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 19 | Optum node united optum va ccn facility · per diem · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hcc in medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare uhc pathways in medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 22 | Anthem node anthem essentials marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $30 | $30 | — | — | — | $30 – $30 |
| 23 | Anthem anthem in work comp facility · other · outpatient | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $46 | $46 | — | — | — | $46 – $46 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $52 | $52 | — | — | — | $52 – $52 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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