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
ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC
Buffalo, NY
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation’s median price of $9.4k is 11% above the median hospital's median price ($8.4k), higher than 65% of the 2,268 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 897. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 7 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 | Highmark medicare advantage per diem · inpatient | $1,573 | $1,573 | $1,573 – $1,573 |
| 2 | Highmark medicare zero premium per diem · inpatient | $1,573 | $1,573 | $1,573 – $1,573 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6,116 | $6,116 | $6,116 – $6,116 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare case rate · inpatient | $9,658 | $9,658 | $9,658 – $9,658 |
| 5 | WellCare medicare fee schedule · inpatient | $9,658 | $9,658 | $9,658 – $9,658 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare case rate · inpatient | $9,948 | $9,948 | $9,948 – $9,948 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial case rate · inpatient | $183,622 | $183,622 | $183,622 – $183,622 |
Last updated: Aug 25, 2026
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