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
PLACE GASTROSTOMY TUBE
Los Angeles, CA
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Dignity Community Care’s median price of $1.2k is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 52% of the 1,462 hospitals reporting CPT 43831. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 15 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 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $580.59 | $580.59 | $580.59 – $580.59 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $580.59 | $580.59 | $580.59 – $580.59 |
| 3 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $604.78 | $604.78 | $604.78 – $604.78 |
| 4 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $854.21 | $854.21 | $854.21 – $854.21 |
| 5 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $854.21 | $854.21 | $854.21 – $854.21 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 7 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 9 | Molina medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $2,768 | $2,768 | $2,768 – $2,768 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,051 | $3,051 | $3,051 – $3,051 |
| 13 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $15,561 | $15,561 | $15,561 – $15,561 |
| 14 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $23,577 | $23,577 | $23,577 – $23,577 |
| 15 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $29,023 | $29,023 | $29,023 – $29,023 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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