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Repair of groin hernia patient age 5 years or older
Hickory, NC
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Catawba Valley Medical Center’s median price of $7.8k is 102% above the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 89% of the 2,163 hospitals reporting CPT 49505. 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, 16 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 | Cigna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 4 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 5 | Aetna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 7 | Devoted medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 8 | Caresource commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9.6k | $9.6k | — | — | — | $9.6k – $9.6k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9.6k | $9.6k | — | — | — | $9.6k – $9.6k |
| 11 | Medcost ultra percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9.8k | $9.8k | — | — | — | $9.8k – $9.8k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9.8k | $9.8k | — | — | — | $9.8k – $9.8k |
| 13 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10.7k | $10.7k | — | — | — | $10.7k – $10.7k |
| 14 | Medcost commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13.4k | $13.4k | — | — | — | $13.4k – $13.4k |
| 15 | Humana commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $15.6k | $15.6k | — | — | — | $15.6k – $15.6k |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $16.6k | $16.6k | — | — | — | $16.6k – $16.6k |
Last updated: Nov 3, 2026
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