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HC SUCTION ASSISTED LIPECTOMY; LOWER EXTREMITY - 15879
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $6.7k is 62% above the median hospital's median price ($4.1k), higher than 80% of the 1,546 hospitals reporting CPT 15879. 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, 29 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 commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $1.1k | $1.2k | $172 | 14% | — | $1.1k – $1.5k |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 3 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 4 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $2.0k | $2.0k | $606 | 31% | — | $1.4k – $2.6k |
| 5 | Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 7 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 11 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | $19 | 0% | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 12 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 13 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.1k | $5.1k | $1.2k | 24% | — | $3.8k – $6.3k |
| 15 | Kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | $667 | 12% | — | $4.9k – $6.2k |
| 16 | Anthem commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | $809 | 14% | — | $4.8k – $6.4k |
| 18 | Anthem commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 19 | Kaiser managed care facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.2k | $6.2k | — | — | — | $6.2k – $6.2k |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 21 | Phcs commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 22 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 23 | Phcs commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 25 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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