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
Northridge, 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: 8 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 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $387.06 | $387.06 | $387.06 – $387.06 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $387.06 | $387.06 | $387.06 – $387.06 |
| 3 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $643.48 | $643.48 | $643.48 – $643.48 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $643.48 | $643.48 | $643.48 – $643.48 |
| 5 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $854.21 | $854.21 | $854.21 – $854.21 |
| 6 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $854.21 | $854.21 | $854.21 – $854.21 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 8 | Anthem medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 10 | First Health commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 11 | Humana commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 12 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 13 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 14 | Molina medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,191 | $1,191 | $1,191 – $1,191 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $2,114 | $2,114 | $2,114 – $2,114 |
| 17 | Anthem commercial|vivity case rate · outpatient | $2,405 | $2,405 | $2,405 – $2,405 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $2,642 | $2,642 | $2,642 – $2,642 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $3,051 | $3,051 | $3,051 – $3,051 |
| 20 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $4,409 | $4,409 | $4,409 – $4,409 |
| 21 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $6,040 | $6,040 | $6,040 – $6,040 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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