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
43831 - PF GASTROSTOMY OPEN NEONATAL FOR FEEDING
Charleston, WV
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Charleston Area Medical Center’s median price of $713 is 40% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 12% of the 1,462 hospitals reporting CPT 43831. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 13 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 Better Health chip fee schedule · both | $467.62 | $467.62 | $467.62 – $467.62 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $598.24 | $598.24 | $598.24 – $598.24 |
| 3 | Highmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $598.24 | $598.24 | $598.24 – $598.24 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $598.24 | $598.24 | $598.24 – $598.24 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial fee schedule · both | $600.12 | $600.12 | $600.12 – $600.12 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $616.19 | $616.19 | $616.19 – $616.19 |
| 7 | Caresource commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $897.36 | $897.36 | $897.36 – $897.36 |
| 8 | Tricare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $968.40 | $968.40 | $968.40 – $968.40 |
| 9 | Highmark ppo aca fee schedule · both | $981.98 | $981.98 | $981.98 – $981.98 |
| 10 | Highmark ppo/pos fee schedule · both | $981.98 | $981.98 | $981.98 – $981.98 |
| 11 | Highmark traditional fee schedule · both | $981.98 | $981.98 | $981.98 – $981.98 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,582 | $1,582 | $1,582 – $1,582 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,598 | $1,598 | $1,598 – $1,598 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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