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HC Ot Application of Modality >=1 Area Paraffin Bath
Des Moines, IA
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Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp’s median price of $30 is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 49% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. 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, 15 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 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $5.42 | $5.42 | $5.42 – $5.42 |
| 2 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $5.47 | $5.47 | $5.47 – $5.47 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $5.53 | $5.53 | $5.53 – $5.53 |
| 4 | Molina molina medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $6.45 | $6.45 | $6.45 – $6.45 |
| 5 | Oscar oscar facility · fee schedule · both | $7.86 | $7.86 | $7.86 – $7.86 |
| 6 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · both | $9.29 | $9.29 | $9.29 – $9.29 |
| 7 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $29.50 | $29.50 | $29.50 – $29.50 |
| 8 | First Health aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $29.50 | $29.50 | $29.50 – $29.50 |
| 9 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $29.50 | $29.50 | $29.50 – $29.50 |
| 10 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $51.00 | $51.00 | $51.00 – $51.00 |
| 11 | Medica midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $55.25 | $55.25 | $55.25 – $55.25 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare deere premier facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $70.55 | $70.55 | $70.55 – $70.55 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc optum behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $85.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 – $85.00 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · case rate · both | $189.00 | $189.00 | $189.00 – $189.00 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare options facility · case rate · both | $211.00 | $211.00 | $211.00 – $211.00 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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