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
Gastrostomy, open; neonatal, for feeding
East Norriton, PA
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Einstein Medical Center Montgomery’s median price of $1.1k is 10% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 43% 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, 9 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 | Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $928.22 | $928.22 | $928.22 – $928.22 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $946.78 | $946.78 | $946.78 – $946.78 |
| 3 | Cigna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $965.35 | $965.35 | $965.35 – $965.35 |
| 4 | Highmark medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $974.63 | $974.63 | $974.63 – $974.63 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $983.91 | $983.91 | $983.91 – $983.91 |
| 6 | WellCare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,021 | $1,021 | $1,021 – $1,021 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $2,493 | $2,493 | $2,493 – $2,493 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $5,342 | $5,342 | $5,342 – $5,342 |
| 9 | Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $9,026 | $9,026 | $9,026 – $9,026 |
Last updated: Dec 23, 2025
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