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Critical Care 30-74 Mins
Philadelphia, PA
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The’s median price of $2.3k is 96% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 75% of the 2,559 hospitals reporting CPT 99291. 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, 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 | Aetna Better Health all plan types case rate · outpatient | $578.17 | $578.17 | $578.17 – $578.17 |
| 2 | Highmark all plan types case rate · outpatient | $696.73 | $696.73 | $696.73 – $696.73 |
| 3 | Aetna all plan types case rate · outpatient | $1,034 | $1,034 | $1,034 – $1,034 |
| 4 | Bcbs Nj all plan types case rate · outpatient | $1,401 | $1,401 | $1,401 – $1,401 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types case rate · outpatient | $2,513 | $2,513 | $700.00 – $4,326 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,168 | $3,168 | $3,168 – $3,168 |
| 7 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,955 | $3,955 | $3,955 – $3,955 |
| 8 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,955 | $3,955 | $3,955 – $3,955 |
| 9 | Highmark all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,955 | $3,955 | $3,955 – $3,955 |
| 10 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,141 | $5,141 | $5,141 – $5,141 |
| 11 | MultiPlan all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,327 | $6,327 | $6,327 – $6,327 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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