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 SERUM PRETX; RC ABSORPT
Des Moines, IA
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Central Iowa Hospital Corporation’s median price of $61 is 20% below the median hospital's median price ($75), higher than 29% 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: 6 payers, 18 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 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $19.84 | $19.84 | $19.84 – $19.84 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $19.84 | $19.84 | $19.84 – $19.84 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $39.25 | $39.25 | $39.25 – $39.25 |
| 4 | Medica commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $57.33 | $57.33 | $54.03 – $60.63 |
| 5 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $59.40 | $59.40 | $59.40 – $59.40 |
| 6 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $59.40 | $59.40 | $59.40 – $59.40 |
| 7 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $59.40 | $59.40 | $59.40 – $59.40 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $60.59 | $60.59 | $60.59 – $60.59 |
| 9 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $60.59 | $60.59 | $60.59 – $60.59 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $62.37 | $62.37 | $62.37 – $62.37 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $89.30 | $89.30 | $89.30 – $89.30 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $89.30 | $89.30 | $89.30 – $89.30 |
| 13 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $142.55 | $142.55 | $142.55 – $142.55 |
| 14 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $148.54 | $148.54 | $148.54 – $148.54 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $152.54 | $152.54 | $152.54 – $152.54 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $152.54 | $152.54 | $152.54 – $152.54 |
| 17 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $399.42 | $399.42 | $399.42 – $399.42 |
| 18 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $399.42 | $399.42 | $399.42 – $399.42 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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