Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
PR BX/EXC LYMPH NODE OPN DP CRV NODE W/EXC FAT PAD
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $838 is 79% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 13% of the 1,555 hospitals reporting CPT 38520. 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, 28 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 medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $443 | $443 | — | — | — | $443 – $443 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $443 | $443 | — | — | — | $443 – $443 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $443 | $443 | — | — | — | $443 – $443 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $443 | $443 | — | — | — | $443 – $443 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $549 | $549 | — | — | — | $549 – $549 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $581 | $639 | $91 | 14% | — | $581 – $783 |
| 7 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $700 | $700 | — | — | — | $700 – $700 |
| 8 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $729 | $729 | — | — | — | $729 – $729 |
| 9 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $729 | $729 | — | — | — | $729 – $729 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $745 | $745 | — | — | — | $745 – $745 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $757 | $757 | — | — | — | $757 – $757 |
| 12 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $783 | $783 | — | — | — | $783 – $783 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $790 | $790 | — | — | — | $790 – $790 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $914 | $914 | — | — | — | $914 – $914 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $914 | $914 | — | — | — | $914 – $914 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $931 | $931 | — | — | — | $931 – $931 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $2.3k | $2.3k | $1.9k | 81% | — | $443 – $4.2k |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 19 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 20 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 22 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | $21 | 0% | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 23 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.6k | $7.6k | — | — | — | $7.6k – $7.6k |
| 25 | Kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $9.1k | $9.1k | $1.1k | 12% | — | $8.0k – $10.2k |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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