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Original text from hospital filings
HC Pt Strapping - Hip
St. Louis, MO
See all hospitals reporting CPT 29520 →Price type
Christian Hospital’s median price of $187 is 20% above the median hospital's median price ($156), higher than 62% of the 1,743 hospitals reporting CPT 29520. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 23 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 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb united health care community per diem · both | $127 | $127 | — | — | — | $127 – $127 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb wash u student health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $136 | $136 | — | — | — | $136 – $136 |
| 3 | Humana bjc hb humana choicecare community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $138 | $138 | — | — | — | $138 – $138 |
| 4 | Aetna bjc hb aetna national percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $184 | $184 | — | — | — | $184 – $184 |
| 5 | Aetna bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $184 | $184 | — | — | — | $184 – $184 |
| 6 | First Health bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $184 | $184 | — | — | — | $184 – $184 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare bjc hb first health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $184 | $184 | — | — | — | $184 – $184 |
| 8 | Aetna bjc hb group health plan ppo select percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $186 | $186 | — | — | — | $186 – $186 |
| 9 | Beechstreet bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $186 | $186 | — | — | — | $186 – $186 |
| 10 | MultiPlan bjc hb multiplan percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $186 | $186 | — | — | — | $186 – $186 |
| 11 | Phcs bjc hb phcs community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $186 | $186 | — | — | — | $186 – $186 |
| 12 | Cigna bjc hb cigna behavioral health percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $198 | $198 | — | — | — | $198 – $198 |
| 13 | Medica bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $198 | $198 | — | — | — | $198 – $198 |
| 14 | Phcs bjc hb wellfirst first health community percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $198 | $198 | — | — | — | $198 – $198 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem choice community per diem · both | $208 | $208 | — | — | — | $208 – $208 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem alliance epo percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $211 | $211 | — | — | — | $211 – $211 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem blue preferred percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $211 | $211 | — | — | — | $211 – $211 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem traditional percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $216 | $216 | — | — | — | $216 – $216 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bjc hb anthem access community per diem · both | $216 | $216 | — | — | — | $216 – $216 |
| 20 | Cigna bjc hb cigna local plus community per diem · both | $227 | $227 | — | — | — | $227 – $227 |
| 21 | Cigna bjc hb cigna special community per diem · both | $324 | $324 | — | — | — | $324 – $324 |
| 22 | Cigna bjc hb cigna hmo/ppo community per diem · both | $328 | $328 | — | — | — | $328 – $328 |
| 23 | Aetna bjc hb aetna commercial community per diem · both | $332 | $332 | — | — | — | $332 – $332 |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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