Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Nfct ds bact&fng org id 6+
Newark, DE
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ChristianaCare’s median price of $220 is 7% above the median hospital's median price ($206), higher than 71% of the 1,343 hospitals reporting CPT 0086U. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 8 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 highmark medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $190 | $190 | — | — | — | $190 – $190 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $200 | $200 | — | — | — | $200 – $200 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark health options medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $205 | $205 | — | — | — | $205 – $205 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 5 | First Health delaware medicaid managed care plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $220 | $220 | — | — | — | $220 – $220 |
| 6 | Aetna all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $251 | $251 | $29 | 12% | — | $222 – $280 |
| 7 | Ambetter all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $280 | $280 | $20 | 7% | — | $260 – $300 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield highmark all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $295 | $295 | — | — | — | $295 – $295 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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