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Ventilator Charge - Initial
Bluffton, IN
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Bluffton Health System LLC’s median price of $643 is 20% below the median hospital's median price ($802), higher than 29% of the 2,270 hospitals reporting CPT 94002. 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, 34 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 medicaid facility · per diem · outpatient | $24.84 | $24.84 | $24.84 – $24.84 |
| 2 | Caresource caresource hhw in medicaid facility · per diem · outpatient | $24.84 | $24.84 | $24.84 – $24.84 |
| 3 | Caresource caresource in hip facility · per diem · outpatient | $24.84 | $24.84 | $24.84 – $24.84 |
| 4 | Humana humana pathways in medicaid facility · per diem · outpatient | $24.84 | $24.84 | $24.84 – $24.84 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hcc in medicaid facility · per diem · outpatient | $24.84 | $24.84 | $24.84 – $24.84 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare uhc pathways in medicaid facility · per diem · outpatient | $24.84 | $24.84 | $24.84 – $24.84 |
| 7 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $261.84 | $261.84 | $76.71 – $446.97 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $292.41 | $292.41 | $85.67 – $499.14 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $299.01 | $299.01 | $87.60 – $510.42 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $299.01 | $299.01 | $87.60 – $510.42 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $299.01 | $299.01 | $87.60 – $510.42 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna pssd jj facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $299.01 | $299.01 | $87.60 – $510.42 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $368.40 | $368.40 | $107.93 – $628.86 |
| 14 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $368.40 | $368.40 | $107.93 – $628.86 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $386.57 | $386.57 | $113.26 – $659.88 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $578.85 | $578.85 | $578.85 – $578.85 |
| 17 | Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $620.95 | $620.95 | $620.95 – $620.95 |
| 18 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · other · outpatient | $643.17 | $643.17 | $643.17 – $643.17 |
| 19 | Anthem node anthem in mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $643.17 | $643.17 | $643.17 – $643.17 |
| 20 | Anthem anthem in hip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $653.63 | $653.63 | $653.63 – $653.63 |
| 21 | Humana node humana choicecare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $653.63 | $653.63 | $653.63 – $653.63 |
| 22 | Optum node united optum va ccn facility · per diem · outpatient | $653.63 | $653.63 | $653.63 – $653.63 |
| 23 | Caresource node caresource mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $655.98 | $655.98 | $655.98 – $655.98 |
| 24 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $656.03 | $656.03 | $656.03 – $656.03 |
| 25 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $660.80 | $660.80 | $193.60 – $1,128 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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