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IR Image Guided Fluid Collection Drainage by Catheter, Percutaneous
Philadelphia, PA
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The’s median price of $3.2k is 235% above the median hospital's median price ($949), higher than 93% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 10030. 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, 12 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 all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,395 | $1,395 | $1,395 – $1,395 |
| 2 | Bcbs Nj all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,870 | $1,870 | $1,870 – $1,870 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,123 | $2,123 | $2,123 – $2,123 |
| 4 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,649 | $2,649 | $2,649 – $2,649 |
| 5 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,649 | $2,649 | $2,649 – $2,649 |
| 6 | Highmark all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,649 | $2,649 | $2,649 – $2,649 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,914 | $2,914 | $2,914 – $2,914 |
| 8 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,444 | $3,444 | $3,444 – $3,444 |
| 9 | Aetna all plan types case rate · outpatient | $3,712 | $3,712 | $3,712 – $3,712 |
| 10 | MultiPlan all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,239 | $4,239 | $4,239 – $4,239 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types case rate · outpatient | $4,472 | $4,472 | $4,472 – $4,472 |
| 12 | Highmark all plan types case rate · outpatient | $4,687 | $4,687 | $4,687 – $4,687 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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