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Cryosurgical ablation of the prostate (includes ultrasonic guidance and monitoring)
Independence, MO
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Centerpoint Medical Center’s median price of $4.8k is 51% below the median hospital's median price ($9.7k), higher than 20% of the 1,528 hospitals reporting CPT 55873. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 22 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred-careblue(ppo) case rate · outpatient | $267 | $267 | — | — | — | $267 – $267 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare ksmgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue-care(hmo) case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueaccess case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 5 | Humana aso case rate · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 6 | Humana epo case rate · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 7 | Humana hmo case rate · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 8 | Humana pos case rate · outpatient | $4.8k | $4.8k | — | — | — | $4.8k – $4.8k |
| 9 | Humana ppo case rate · outpatient | $4.8k | $4.8k | — | — | — | $4.8k – $4.8k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare momgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 11 | Aetna ivlhix case rate · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 12 | Aetna kccareplus case rate · outpatient | $7.9k | $7.9k | — | — | — | $7.9k – $7.9k |
| 13 | Cigna surefit/localplus case rate · outpatient | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
| 14 | Ambetter commercial-exchange case rate · outpatient | $9.0k | $9.0k | — | — | — | $9.0k – $9.0k |
| 15 | MultiPlan primarynetwork case rate · outpatient | $9.3k | $9.3k | — | — | — | $9.3k – $9.3k |
| 16 | Cigna localkc case rate · outpatient | $10.0k | $10.0k | — | — | — | $10.0k – $10.0k |
| 17 | Aetna local case rate · outpatient | $11.0k | $11.0k | — | — | — | $11.0k – $11.0k |
| 18 | MultiPlan wcompmissouri fee schedule · outpatient | $12.2k | $12.2k | — | — | — | $12.2k – $12.2k |
| 19 | Cigna comm case rate · outpatient | $12.5k | $12.5k | — | — | — | $12.5k – $12.5k |
| 20 | Aetna national case rate · outpatient | $13.1k | $13.1k | — | — | — | $13.1k – $13.1k |
| 21 | MultiPlan wcompkansas fee schedule · outpatient | $14.8k | $14.8k | — | — | — | $14.8k – $14.8k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $25.9k | $25.9k | — | — | — | $25.9k – $25.9k |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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