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 - OT APPL MODALITY 1/> AREAS PARAFFIN BATH
Plattsburgh, NY
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Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center’s median price of $127 is 318% above the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 92% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. 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, 17 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 managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $24.65 | $24.65 | $24.65 – $24.65 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid aliessa facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25.89 | $25.89 | $25.89 – $25.89 |
| 3 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $39.80 | $39.80 | $39.80 – $39.80 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essential plans/managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $55.47 | $55.47 | $55.47 – $55.47 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $71.64 | $71.64 | $71.64 – $71.64 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $121.39 | $121.39 | $121.39 – $121.39 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $127.36 | $127.36 | $127.36 – $127.36 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ind facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $127.36 | $127.36 | $127.36 – $127.36 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $127.36 | $127.36 | $127.36 – $127.36 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $141.89 | $141.89 | $141.89 – $141.89 |
| 11 | Excellus commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $144.95 | $144.95 | $144.95 – $144.95 |
| 12 | Highmark ind/fep facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $147.26 | $147.26 | $147.26 – $147.26 |
| 13 | Highmark ppo/hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $147.26 | $147.26 | $147.26 – $147.26 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $151.84 | $151.84 | $151.84 – $151.84 |
| 15 | Highmark ind/fep facility · per diem · outpatient | $168.70 | $168.70 | $168.70 – $168.70 |
| 16 | Highmark ppo/hmo facility · per diem · outpatient | $168.70 | $168.70 | $168.70 – $168.70 |
| 17 | MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $189.05 | $189.05 | $189.05 – $189.05 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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