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Core ndl bx lng/med perq
Butler, PA
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Butler Healthcare Providers_ DBA Butler Memorial Hospital’s median price of $1.8k is 13% below the median hospital's median price ($2.0k), higher than 37% of the 2,235 hospitals reporting CPT 32408. 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 | Medicaid traditional medicaid facility · case rate · outpatient | $121.42 | $121.42 | $121.42 – $121.42 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare mcd advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $121.42 | $121.42 | $121.42 – $121.42 |
| 3 | Aetna mcd advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $139.63 | $139.63 | $139.63 – $139.63 |
| 4 | Highmark chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $467.50 | $561.00 | $467.50 – $935.00 |
| 5 | Highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $467.50 | $561.00 | $467.50 – $935.00 |
| 6 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $467.50 | $561.00 | $467.50 – $935.00 |
| 7 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,000 | $1,200 | $1,000 – $2,000 |
| 8 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,000 | $1,200 | $1,000 – $2,000 |
| 9 | Aetna rental network facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,489 | $1,489 | $1,489 – $1,489 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,250 | $1,500 | $1,250 – $2,500 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,250 | $1,500 | $1,250 – $2,500 |
| 12 | Tricare tricare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,559 | $1,559 | $1,559 – $1,559 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,574 | $1,574 | $1,559 – $1,590 |
| 14 | Aetna mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,605 | $1,605 | $1,605 – $1,605 |
| 15 | Humana mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,621 | $1,621 | $1,621 – $1,621 |
| 16 | Devoted mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,652 | $1,652 | $1,652 – $1,652 |
| 17 | Aetna auto network facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,715 | $1,715 | $1,715 – $1,715 |
| 18 | Aetna rental network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,625 | $1,950 | $1,625 – $3,250 |
| 19 | Highmark chip facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,958 | $1,958 | $1,958 – $1,958 |
| 20 | Aetna auto network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,000 | $2,400 | $2,000 – $4,000 |
| 21 | Highmark mcr advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,590 | $2,590 | $1,528 – $3,653 |
| 22 | MultiPlan percent of charge facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,250 | $2,700 | $2,250 – $4,500 |
| 23 | MultiPlan percent of charge facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,250 | $2,700 | $2,250 – $4,500 |
| 24 | Highmark commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,223 | $2,855 | $2,055 – $3,288 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,561 | $3,561 | $3,561 – $3,561 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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