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 RBC AB ID W ABSORPTION EA
Colorado Springs, CO
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Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado’s median price of $59 is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($75), higher than 23% of the 2,192 hospitals reporting CPT 86978. 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, 23 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 commercial ppo/pos/hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.32 | $1.32 | $1.32 – $1.32 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial navigate epo fee schedule · outpatient | $50.76 | $50.76 | $50.76 – $50.76 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo fee schedule · outpatient | $50.76 | $50.76 | $50.76 – $50.76 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial select epo fee schedule · outpatient | $50.76 | $50.76 | $50.76 – $50.76 |
| 5 | Aetna managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 6 | Anthem managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 7 | Cigna managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 8 | Devoted managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 9 | Humana managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 10 | Kaiser managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 11 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 12 | Optum managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial ppo/pos/hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $62.49 | $62.49 | $62.49 – $62.49 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial whole health fee schedule · outpatient | $63.89 | $63.89 | $63.89 – $63.89 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial ppo/pos/hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $76.11 | $76.11 | $72.36 – $79.86 |
| 16 | Kaiser commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $346.55 | $346.55 | $346.55 – $346.55 |
| 17 | Kaiser commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $346.55 | $346.55 | $346.55 – $346.55 |
| 18 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $533.04 | $533.04 | $533.04 – $533.04 |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $647.27 | $647.27 | $647.27 – $647.27 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial complementary percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $647.27 | $647.27 | $647.27 – $647.27 |
| 21 | MultiPlan commercial primary percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $647.27 | $647.27 | $647.27 – $647.27 |
| 22 | Anthem commercial indemnity percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $670.11 | $670.11 | $670.11 – $670.11 |
| 23 | Anthem commercial indemnity percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $670.11 | $670.11 | $670.11 – $670.11 |
Last updated: Feb 10, 2026
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