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.
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Lap,Appendectomy
CAPE CORAL, FL
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Cape Coral Hospital’s median price of $152 is 98% below the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 0% of the 2,141 hospitals reporting CPT 44970. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare replacement [25050301] facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.15 | $12.15 | $12.15 – $12.15 |
| 2 | Cigna medicare replacement [25052501] facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.15 | $12.15 | $12.15 – $12.15 |
| 3 | WellCare medicare replacement [25051601] facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.15 | $12.15 | $12.15 – $12.15 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna medicare [25051801] facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.36 | $12.36 | $12.36 – $12.36 |
| 5 | Humana pffs medicare replacement [25050801] facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.36 | $12.36 | $12.36 – $12.36 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare replacement [25050301] professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $87.70 | $236.80 | $74.55 – $548.15 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare replacement [25050301] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $103.18 | $278.59 | $87.70 – $644.88 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna medicare [25051801] professional · fee schedule · both | $120.26 | $321.77 | $92.09 – $812.55 |
| 9 | Cigna medicare replacement [25052501] professional · fee schedule · both | $120.26 | $321.77 | $92.09 – $812.55 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare replacement [25051601] professional · fee schedule · both | $120.26 | $321.77 | $92.09 – $812.55 |
| 11 | Humana pffs medicare replacement [25050801] professional · fee schedule · both | $122.38 | $327.44 | $93.71 – $826.87 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare replacement [25050301] professional · fee schedule · both | $123.82 | $334.31 | $105.24 – $773.86 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna ppo [21010105] professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $124.28 | $335.55 | $105.64 – $776.74 |
| 14 | Humana humana ppo [25021501] professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $125.44 | $338.68 | $106.62 – $783.98 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna hmo/ppo [21020101] professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $126.17 | $340.66 | $107.25 – $788.57 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare united hmo/ppo [21040201] professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $132.92 | $358.88 | $112.98 – $830.74 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc fl ppo [21000101] professional · fee schedule · inpatient | $140.34 | $378.92 | $119.29 – $877.12 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna ppo [21010105] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $146.21 | $394.77 | $124.28 – $913.81 |
| 19 | Humana humana ppo [25021501] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $147.57 | $398.45 | $125.44 – $922.33 |
| 20 | Cigna cigna hmo/ppo [21020101] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $148.44 | $400.78 | $126.17 – $927.73 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare united hmo/ppo [21040201] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $151.92 | $410.17 | $129.13 – $949.47 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bc fl ppo [21000101] professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $165.10 | $445.78 | $140.34 – $1,032 |
| 23 | Aetna aetna ppo [21010105] professional · fee schedule · both | $175.45 | $473.72 | $149.13 – $1,097 |
| 24 | Humana humana ppo [25021501] professional · fee schedule · both | $177.09 | $478.14 | $150.52 – $1,107 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna hmo/ppo [21020101] professional · fee schedule · both | $178.12 | $480.94 | $151.41 – $1,113 |
Last updated: Mar 26, 2026
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