RC 278
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TUBE VENT 2.9MM GREEN SHEEHY SILCNE 1.27MM EAR GROMMET COLLAR BUTTON 10-28145
Berlin, VT
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Central Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $554 is 56% below the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 21% of the 1,921 hospitals reporting RC 278. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 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 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $140.15 | $89.94 | $2.88 – $140.15 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $134.93 | $134.93 | $134.93 – $134.93 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $134.93 | $134.93 | $134.93 – $134.93 |
| 4 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $521.75 | $522.52 | $27.06 – $2,839 |
| 5 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $554.21 | $554.77 | $28.72 – $2,981 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $225.43 | $788.82 | $15.17 – $6,394 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $624.99 | $1,138 | $27.97 – $21,704 |
| 8 | Humana tricare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $343.04 | $1,200 | $23.09 – $9,729 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $724.49 | $1,317 | $32.42 – $25,159 |
| 10 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,519 | $2,027 | $26.94 – $20,911 |
| 11 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,559 | $2,081 | $27.67 – $21,474 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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