RC 278
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BALLOON BUTTON 10FR X 4.4CM
Washington, DC
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Children's National Hospital’s median price of $755 is 40% below the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 31% of the 1,921 hospitals reporting RC 278. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 33 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 | Carefirst managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $568.44 | $2,676 | $5.40 – $148,875 |
| 2 | Kaiser managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $568.44 | $2,676 | $5.40 – $148,875 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $568.44 | $2,676 | $5.40 – $148,875 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $584.23 | $2,751 | $5.55 – $153,011 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payer facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $592.76 | $2,791 | $5.63 – $155,244 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $592.76 | $2,791 | $5.63 – $155,244 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payer facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $604.13 | $2,844 | $5.74 – $158,222 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $604.13 | $2,844 | $5.74 – $158,222 |
| 9 | Cigna epo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $663.18 | $3,123 | $6.30 – $173,688 |
| 10 | Cigna epo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $663.18 | $3,123 | $6.30 – $173,688 |
| 11 | Aetna Better Health managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $678.97 | $3,197 | $6.45 – $177,823 |
| 12 | Carefirst managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $678.97 | $3,197 | $6.45 – $177,823 |
| 13 | Kaiser managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $678.97 | $3,197 | $6.45 – $177,823 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $678.97 | $3,197 | $6.45 – $177,823 |
| 15 | Anthem hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $863.92 | $3,817 | $8.14 – $224,554 |
| 16 | Anthem hmx facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $863.92 | $3,817 | $8.14 – $224,554 |
| 17 | Anthem ppo/par facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $863.92 | $3,817 | $8.14 – $224,554 |
| 18 | Anthem hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $816.34 | $3,844 | $7.75 – $213,802 |
| 19 | Anthem hmx facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $816.34 | $3,844 | $7.75 – $213,802 |
| 20 | Kaiser commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $843.19 | $3,970 | $8.01 – $220,832 |
| 21 | Kaiser commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $843.19 | $3,970 | $8.01 – $220,832 |
| 22 | Anthem ppo/par facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $863.71 | $4,067 | $8.21 – $226,208 |
| 23 | Carefirst hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $915.82 | $4,312 | $8.70 – $239,855 |
| 24 | Carefirst rpn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $915.82 | $4,312 | $8.70 – $239,855 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $994.77 | $4,684 | $9.45 – $260,532 |
Last updated: Apr 2, 2026
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