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PR REMOVAL OF TONSILS,12+ Y/O
Grinnell, IA
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Grinnell Regional Medical Center’s median price of $623 is 82% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 15% of the 1,919 hospitals reporting CPT 42826. 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, 18 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 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $233.28 | $233.28 | $233.28 – $233.28 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $237.95 | $237.95 | $237.95 – $237.95 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $237.95 | $237.95 | $237.95 – $237.95 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $244.94 | $244.94 | $244.94 – $244.94 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $244.94 | $244.94 | $244.94 – $244.94 |
| 6 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $501.80 | $501.80 | $501.80 – $501.80 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $501.80 | $501.80 | $501.80 – $501.80 |
| 8 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $562.91 | $562.91 | $562.91 – $562.91 |
| 9 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $590.40 | $590.40 | $590.40 – $590.40 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $622.62 | $622.62 | $622.62 – $622.62 |
| 11 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $684.88 | $684.88 | $684.88 – $684.88 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $777.66 | $777.66 | $777.66 – $777.66 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $777.66 | $777.66 | $777.66 – $777.66 |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3,087 | $3,087 | $3,087 – $3,087 |
| 15 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3,087 | $3,087 | $3,087 – $3,087 |
| 16 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3,087 | $3,087 | $3,087 – $3,087 |
| 17 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3,178 | $3,178 | $3,178 – $3,178 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3,178 | $3,178 | $3,178 – $3,178 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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