RC 460

Pulmonary function testing at Emerson Hospital

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SPIROMETRY PRE-POST BRONCH

Concord, MA

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Emerson Hospital’s median price of $320 is 39% above the median hospital's median price ($230), higher than 75% of the 2,016 hospitals reporting RC 460. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 460 at Emerson Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 12 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	Medicaid masshealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$229	$191	$41	22%	—	$78 – $229
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo/indemnity/oos facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$202	$237	$139	58%	—	$6 – $375
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$125	$285	$240	84%	—	$106 – $624
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$255	$293	$139	47%	—	$20 – $440
5	UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$255	$293	$139	47%	—	$20 – $440
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$414	$326	$110	34%	—	$175 – $414
7	Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$322	$399	$243	61%	—	$60 – $777
8	UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$377	$468	$285	61%	—	$70 – $911
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo/indemnity/oos facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$485	$485	—	—	—	$485 – $485
10	Cigna cigna/gwl facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$460	$571	$347	61%	—	$85 – $1.1k
11	Cigna cigna/gwl facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$460	$571	$347	61%	—	$85 – $1.1k
12	UnitedHealthcare uhc bh facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$503	$624	$379	61%	—	$93 – $1.2k

Last updated: May 18, 2026

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