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HC RAD EXAM ABDOMEN 1 VIEW
Boston, MA
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Boston Children's Hospital’s median price of $299 is 153% above the median hospital's median price ($118), higher than 86% of the 2,622 hospitals reporting CPT 74018. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 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 all products inpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $224.47 | $224.47 | $224.47 – $224.47 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/pos lw outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $237.45 | $237.45 | $237.45 – $237.45 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $238.04 | $238.04 | $238.04 – $238.04 |
| 4 | Aetna medicaid inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $238.80 | $238.80 | $238.80 – $238.80 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo lw outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $248.63 | $248.63 | $248.63 – $248.63 |
| 6 | Optum medicaid/medicare inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $258.70 | $258.70 | $258.70 – $258.70 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield indem outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $262.76 | $262.76 | $262.76 – $262.76 |
| 8 | Optum comm chd onc outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $330.34 | $330.34 | $330.34 – $330.34 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare comm inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $332.53 | $332.53 | $332.53 – $332.53 |
| 10 | Aetna comm inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $333.64 | $333.64 | $333.64 – $333.64 |
| 11 | Optum comm outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $338.30 | $338.30 | $338.30 – $338.30 |
| 12 | Cigna all products inpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $344.29 | $344.29 | $338.30 – $350.28 |
| 13 | Cigna all products outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $348.73 | $348.73 | $338.30 – $359.16 |
| 14 | Humana all products inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $358.20 | $358.20 | $358.20 – $358.20 |
| 15 | First Health all products inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $366.16 | $366.16 | $366.16 – $366.16 |
| 16 | MultiPlan phcs clients inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $366.16 | $366.16 | $366.16 – $366.16 |
| 17 | MultiPlan multiplan clients inpatient/outpatient percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $378.10 | $378.10 | $378.10 – $378.10 |
| 18 | Optum comm inpatient case rate · both | $391.00 | $391.00 | $391.00 – $391.00 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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