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
Durango, CO
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Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado’s median price of $104 is 38% above the median hospital's median price ($75), higher than 70% 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: 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 | Anthem commercial mountain enhanced fee schedule · outpatient | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 – $1.04 |
| 2 | Anthem commercial mountain enhanced public options fee schedule · outpatient | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 – $1.04 |
| 3 | Anthem commercial pathways fee schedule · outpatient | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 – $1.04 |
| 4 | Anthem commercial ppo/pos/hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.04 | $1.04 | $1.04 – $1.04 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo/pos/hmo/epo fee schedule · outpatient | $50.76 | $50.76 | $50.76 – $50.76 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial select epo fee schedule · outpatient | $50.76 | $50.76 | $50.76 – $50.76 |
| 7 | Aetna managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 8 | Anthem managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 9 | Cigna managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 10 | Humana managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 11 | Kaiser managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 12 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 13 | Optum managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $59.06 | $59.06 | $59.06 – $59.06 |
| 15 | Anthem commercial pathways public option percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $153.08 | $153.08 | $153.08 – $153.08 |
| 16 | Anthem commercial pathways public option percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $153.08 | $153.08 | $153.08 – $153.08 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial local plus percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $286.99 | $286.99 | $286.99 – $286.99 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial local plus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $286.99 | $286.99 | $286.99 – $286.99 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $299.32 | $299.32 | $288.75 – $309.88 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $299.32 | $299.32 | $288.75 – $309.88 |
| 21 | Humana commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $299.32 | $299.32 | $299.32 – $299.32 |
| 22 | Humana commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $299.32 | $299.32 | $299.32 – $299.32 |
| 23 | Cigna commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $302.84 | $302.84 | $302.84 – $302.84 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial ppo/pos/hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $302.84 | $302.84 | $302.84 – $302.84 |
| 25 | Anthem commercial indemnity percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $309.88 | $309.88 | $309.88 – $309.88 |
Last updated: Feb 5, 2026
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