RC 450
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Original text from hospital filings
HC I&D ABSCESS PERITONSILLAR
Grinnell, IA
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Grinnell Regional Medical Center’s median price of $475 is 20% below the median hospital's median price ($592), higher than 33% of the 1,975 hospitals reporting RC 450. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 16 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 | Medica commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $284.10 | $561.42 | $19.80 – $2,365 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $287.09 | $746.58 | $83.82 – $3,089 |
| 3 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $287.09 | $746.58 | $83.82 – $3,089 |
| 4 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $287.09 | $746.58 | $83.82 – $3,089 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $295.53 | $768.53 | $86.29 – $3,180 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $295.53 | $768.53 | $86.29 – $3,180 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $460.88 | $918.29 | $34.32 – $3,663 |
| 8 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $460.88 | $918.29 | $34.32 – $3,663 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $537.69 | $1,071 | $40.04 – $4,273 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $537.69 | $1,071 | $40.04 – $4,273 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $537.69 | $1,071 | $40.04 – $4,273 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $537.69 | $1,071 | $40.04 – $4,273 |
| 13 | Aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $709.05 | $1,413 | $52.80 – $5,635 |
| 14 | Aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $709.05 | $1,413 | $52.80 – $5,635 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $709.05 | $1,413 | $52.80 – $5,635 |
| 16 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $709.05 | $1,413 | $52.80 – $5,635 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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