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Implant, Carticel Level 5
Philadelphia, PA
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The’s median price of $7.4k is 146% above the median hospital's median price ($3.0k), higher than 84% of the 1,609 hospitals reporting HCPCS C1776. 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, 10 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 | $4,527 | $7,577 | $3,198 – $35,154 |
| 2 | Bcbs Nj all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,071 | $10,162 | $4,289 – $47,147 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,784 | $10,306 | $2,017 – $73,459 |
| 4 | Highmark all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,686 | $11,127 | $3,317 – $66,781 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,890 | $11,533 | $4,867 – $53,505 |
| 6 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8,599 | $14,394 | $6,075 – $66,781 |
| 7 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8,599 | $14,394 | $6,075 – $66,781 |
| 8 | Aetna all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $9,029 | $15,114 | $6,379 – $70,120 |
| 9 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $11,179 | $18,713 | $7,898 – $86,815 |
| 10 | MultiPlan all plan types percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13,759 | $23,031 | $9,720 – $106,850 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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