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OT PARAFFIN BATH 1+ AREAS
27700 Medical Center Rd
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Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner’s median price of $172 is 464% above the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 96% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 21 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield-triwest-tricare programs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.88 | $6.88 | $6.88 – $6.88 |
| 2 | Molina molina medical centers - medi-cal facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.98 | $12.98 | $12.98 – $12.98 |
| 3 | Kaiser medi-cal kaiser facility · other · outpatient | $16.93 | $16.93 | $16.93 – $16.93 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna us healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $110.75 | $110.75 | $110.75 – $110.75 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna us healthcare ppo/pos out net facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $110.75 | $110.75 | $110.75 – $110.75 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna epo/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $157.61 | $157.61 | $157.61 – $157.61 |
| 7 | Cigna cigna healthcare hmo/pos in net facility · other · outpatient | $157.61 | $157.61 | $157.61 – $157.61 |
| 8 | Kaiser kaiser foundation hospitals hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $158.40 | $158.40 | $158.40 – $158.40 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield exchange/covered ca/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $183.22 | $183.22 | $183.22 – $183.22 |
| 10 | Bcbs Ca blue shield of california hmo/pos/ppo facility · other · outpatient | $189.82 | $189.82 | $189.82 – $189.82 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield calpers ppo facility · other · outpatient | $189.82 | $189.82 | $189.82 – $189.82 |
| 12 | First Health first health affordable epo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $192.72 | $192.72 | $192.72 – $192.72 |
| 13 | Humana humana choicecare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $211.20 | $211.20 | $211.20 – $211.20 |
| 14 | Phcs private healthcare systems (phcs) epo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $211.20 | $211.20 | $211.20 – $211.20 |
| 15 | MultiPlan multiplan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $237.60 | $237.60 | $237.60 – $237.60 |
| 16 | MultiPlan multiplan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $237.60 | $237.60 | $237.60 – $237.60 |
| 17 | Oscar oscar health plan ppo epo facility · per diem · outpatient | $450.00 | $450.00 | $450.00 – $450.00 |
| 18 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california vivity hmo in net facility · per diem · outpatient | $493.00 | $493.00 | $493.00 – $493.00 |
| 19 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california select ppo out net facility · per diem · outpatient | $783.00 | $783.00 | $783.00 – $783.00 |
| 20 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california hmo/pos in net facility · per diem · outpatient | $824.00 | $824.00 | $824.00 – $824.00 |
| 21 | Bcbs Ca blue cross of california ppo/pos out net facility · per diem · outpatient | $824.00 | $824.00 | $824.00 – $824.00 |
Last updated: Mar 18, 2026
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