Open biopsy of deep neck lymph nodes at Conway Hospital, Inc.

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Biopsy/removal lymph nodes

Conway, SC

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Conway Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $436 is 89% below the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 3% of the 1,555 hospitals reporting CPT 38520. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 38520 at Conway Hospital, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 37 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 commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$3	$3	$1	35%	—	$2 – $5
2	Aetna medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$167	$167	—	—	—	$167 – $167
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield narrow network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$249	$249	—	—	—	$249 – $249
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield narrow network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$249	$249	—	—	—	$249 – $249
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$281	$281	—	—	—	$281 – $281
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$281	$281	—	—	—	$281 – $281
7	Aetna medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
9	Clover medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
10	Humana commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
11	Humana medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
12	Molina exchange professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
13	Molina medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
14	UnitedHealthcare medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
15	WellCare medicare professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$436	$436	—	—	—	$436 – $436
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield state health plan professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$446	$446	—	—	—	$446 – $446
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield state health plan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$465	$465	—	—	—	$465 – $465
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield state health plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$465	$465	—	—	—	$465 – $465
19	Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$524	$524	—	—	—	$524 – $524
20	Medcost commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$524	$524	—	—	—	$524 – $524
21	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$633	$633	—	—	—	$633 – $633
22	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$650	$650	—	—	—	$650 – $650
23	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$650	$650	—	—	—	$650 – $650
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$668	$668	—	—	—	$668 – $668
25	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$669	$669	—	—	—	$669 – $669

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