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HC POCUS ULTRASOUND-GUIDED PARACENTESIS
Philadelphia, PA
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Fox Chase Cancer Center’s median price of $1.2k is 1% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 51% of the 2,488 hospitals reporting CPT 49083. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 20 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 | Bcbs Nj medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $931.80 | $931.80 | $931.80 – $931.80 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $931.80 | $931.80 | $931.80 – $931.80 |
| 3 | Clover medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $987.71 | $987.71 | $987.71 – $987.71 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare dsnp/medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,127 | $1,127 | $1,127 – $1,127 |
| 5 | Highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,137 | $1,137 | $1,137 – $1,137 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,174 | $1,174 | $1,174 – $1,174 |
| 7 | Bcbs Nj indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,238 | $1,238 | $653.88 – $1,823 |
| 8 | Bcbs Nj managed care facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,238 | $1,238 | $653.88 – $1,823 |
| 9 | Bcbs Nj ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,238 | $1,238 | $653.88 – $1,823 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare vaccn facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,283 | $1,283 | $677.60 – $1,889 |
| 11 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage hmo/medicare advantage ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,370 | $1,370 | $1,370 – $1,370 |
| 12 | Bcbs Pa medicare advantage select 65 facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,370 | $1,370 | $1,370 – $1,370 |
| 13 | Oscar pennsylvania health plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,398 | $1,398 | $1,398 – $1,398 |
| 14 | Bcbs Pa indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,020 | $2,020 | $1,067 – $2,974 |
| 15 | Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,568 | $2,568 | $2,568 – $2,568 |
| 16 | Bcbs Pa hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,041 | $3,041 | $3,041 – $3,041 |
| 17 | Bcbs Pa ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,207 | $3,207 | $3,207 – $3,207 |
| 18 | Bcbs Pa temple member facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,207 | $3,207 | $3,207 – $3,207 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,726 | $4,726 | $4,726 – $4,726 |
| 20 | Aetna first health facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,726 | $4,726 | $4,726 – $4,726 |
Last updated: Apr 8, 2026
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