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
HC CSF SHUNT EVALUATION - NM SHUNT PATENCY
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $472 is 31% below the median hospital's median price ($680), higher than 15% of the 1,845 hospitals reporting CPT 78645. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 40 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 | Healthpartners managed medicaid professional · fee schedule · both | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $276 | $201 | $124 | 62% | — | $26 – $302 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $276 | $201 | $124 | 62% | — | $26 – $302 |
| 4 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $276 | $201 | $124 | 62% | — | $26 – $302 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $276 | $201 | $124 | 62% | — | $26 – $302 |
| 6 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $342 | $249 | $154 | 62% | — | $32 – $374 |
| 7 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $356 | $285 | $183 | 64% | — | $32 – $524 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $405 | $295 | $182 | 62% | — | $38 – $443 |
| 9 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $405 | $295 | $182 | 62% | — | $38 – $443 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $289 | $296 | $196 | 66% | — | $26 – $579 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $423 | $309 | $191 | 62% | — | $40 – $463 |
| 12 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $423 | $309 | $191 | 62% | — | $40 – $463 |
| 13 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $436 | $318 | $196 | 62% | — | $41 – $477 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $472 | $344 | $213 | 62% | — | $44 – $516 |
| 15 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $480 | $349 | $217 | 62% | — | $43 – $524 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $503 | $366 | $227 | 62% | — | $46 – $549 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $494 | $494 | — | — | — | $494 – $494 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $579 | $579 | — | — | — | $579 – $579 |
| 19 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $579 | $579 | — | — | — | $579 – $579 |
| 20 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $591 | $591 | — | — | — | $591 – $591 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $591 | $591 | — | — | — | $591 – $591 |
| 22 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $594 | $594 | $3 | 0% | — | $591 – $597 |
| 23 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $597 | $597 | — | — | — | $597 – $597 |
| 24 | Kaiser commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | $153 | 12% | — | $1.1k – $1.4k |
| 25 | Kaiser managed care facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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