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Original text from hospital filings
CT Head/Brain WO Cntrst
Durham, NC
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Duke University Hospital’s median price of $429 is 35% above the median hospital's median price ($317), higher than 57% of the 2,638 hospitals reporting CPT 70450. 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, 42 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 medicare advantage/medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · other · both | $97.08 | $97.08 | $97.08 – $97.08 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $97.08 | $97.08 | $97.08 – $97.08 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $97.08 | $97.08 | $97.08 – $97.08 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo facility · other · both | $98.83 | $98.83 | $98.83 – $98.83 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage ppo facility · other · both | $98.92 | $98.92 | $98.92 – $98.92 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.96 | $98.96 | $98.96 – $98.96 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage/medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $98.96 | $98.96 | $98.96 – $98.96 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $99.06 | $99.06 | $99.06 – $99.06 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $99.41 | $99.41 | $99.41 – $99.41 |
| 10 | Humana medicare advantage facility · other · both | $99.41 | $99.41 | $99.41 – $99.41 |
| 11 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $105.64 | $105.64 | $105.64 – $105.64 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $250.92 | $250.92 | $250.92 – $250.92 |
| 13 | Humana medicare advantage facility · other · inpatient | $258.50 | $258.50 | $258.50 – $258.50 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial/hmo/ppo facility · per diem · outpatient | $368.00 | $368.00 | $368.00 – $368.00 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $378.72 | $378.72 | $378.72 – $378.72 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $378.72 | $378.72 | $378.72 – $378.72 |
| 17 | Aetna medicare advantage hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $385.25 | $385.25 | $385.25 – $385.25 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $385.25 | $385.25 | $385.25 – $385.25 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage/medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $418.75 | $418.75 | $418.75 – $418.75 |
| 20 | Aetna whole health facility · per diem · both | $429.00 | $429.00 | $429.00 – $429.00 |
| 21 | Aetna whole health facility · per diem · outpatient | $429.00 | $429.00 | $429.00 – $429.00 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $451.39 | $451.39 | $451.39 – $451.39 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $451.39 | $451.39 | $451.39 – $451.39 |
| 24 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $713.55 | $713.55 | $713.55 – $713.55 |
| 25 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $713.55 | $713.55 | $713.55 – $713.55 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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