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METRONIDAZOLE 500 MG/100 ML IN SODIUM CHLOR(ISO) INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK
Des Moines, IA
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Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp’s median price of $5 is 68% above the median hospital's median price ($3), higher than 55% of the 2,045 hospitals reporting HCPCS J1836. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 9 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 facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.03 | $5.03 | $5.03 – $5.03 |
| 2 | First Health aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.03 | $5.03 | $5.03 – $5.03 |
| 3 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.03 | $5.03 | $5.03 – $5.03 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare options facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $8.05 | $8.05 | $8.05 – $8.05 |
| 5 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $8.70 | $8.70 | $8.70 – $8.70 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $8.70 | $8.70 | $8.70 – $8.70 |
| 7 | Medica midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $9.43 | $9.43 | $9.43 – $9.43 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare deere premier facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.04 | $12.04 | $12.04 – $12.04 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc optum behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $14.50 | $14.50 | $14.50 – $14.50 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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