RC 270
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PROTECTOR HEEL/ELBOW
Elkader, IA
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Central Community Hospital’s median price of $59 is 42% below the median hospital's median price ($102), higher than 33% of the 1,628 hospitals reporting RC 270. 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, 11 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 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $38.58 | $234.52 | $0.01 – $5,523 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $38.98 | $236.94 | $0.01 – $5,580 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $41.31 | $251.15 | $0.01 – $5,915 |
| 4 | Molina molina medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $47.46 | $287.28 | $0.01 – $6,775 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $55.33 | $334.90 | $0.01 – $7,898 |
| 6 | First Health aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $55.33 | $334.90 | $0.01 – $7,898 |
| 7 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $55.33 | $334.90 | $0.01 – $7,898 |
| 8 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $65.48 | $398.05 | $0.01 – $9,374 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $65.78 | $398.15 | $0.01 – $9,389 |
| 10 | Cigna midlands choice facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $73.67 | $445.93 | $0.01 – $10,516 |
| 11 | Medica midlands choice facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $73.67 | $445.93 | $0.01 – $10,516 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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