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Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary Age 12/>
Freehold Township, NJ
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CentraState Medical Center’s median price of $3.8k is 9% above the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 58% of the 1,919 hospitals reporting CPT 42826. 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, 15 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 csmc aetna ahs employee other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 2 | Aetna csmc aetna medicare other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 3 | Aetna csmc aetna nnj prime other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 4 | Ambetter csmc ambetter wellcare of nj other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 5 | Anthem csmc horizon braven other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield csmc horizon braven other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 7 | Cigna csmc cigna medicare other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 8 | Highmark csmc highmark wholecare / gateway health plan inc other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 9 | Highmark csmc horizon braven other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 10 | Tricare csmc tricare active duty/east region other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 11 | Tricare csmc tricare contract other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 12 | WellCare csmc wellcare phw other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 13 | WellCare csmc wellcare/fedelis medicare other · outpatient | $3,763 | $3,763 | $3,763 – $3,763 |
| 14 | Amerihealth Caritas csmc amerihealth caritas other · outpatient | $3,801 | $3,801 | $3,801 – $3,801 |
| 15 | Aetna csmc aetna htc other · outpatient | $5,268 | $5,268 | $5,268 – $5,268 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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