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
Gastrostomy, open; neonatal, for feeding
Fort Pierce, FL
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Hca Florida Lawnwood Hospital’s median price of $5.5k is 364% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 98% of the 1,462 hospitals reporting CPT 43831. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 14 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 | Molina mcr case rate · outpatient | $1,950 | $1,950 | $1,950 – $1,950 |
| 2 | Molina hix case rate · outpatient | $2,702 | $2,702 | $2,702 – $2,702 |
| 3 | Oscar hix case rate · outpatient | $5,336 | $5,336 | $5,336 – $5,336 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mbn case rate · outpatient | $5,523 | $5,523 | $5,523 – $5,523 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo case rate · outpatient | $6,542 | $6,542 | $6,542 – $6,542 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield sbn case rate · outpatient | $6,542 | $6,542 | $6,542 – $6,542 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield nwb case rate · outpatient | $6,634 | $6,634 | $6,634 – $6,634 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo case rate · outpatient | $6,634 | $6,634 | $6,634 – $6,634 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bslnon-par case rate · outpatient | $9,396 | $9,396 | $9,396 – $9,396 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield phs case rate · outpatient | $9,396 | $9,396 | $9,396 – $9,396 |
| 11 | Cigna newbusinessnbn case rate · outpatient | $11,166 | $11,166 | $11,166 – $11,166 |
| 12 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $15,153 | $15,153 | $15,153 – $15,153 |
| 13 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $15,153 | $15,153 | $15,153 – $15,153 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $16,600 | $16,600 | $16,600 – $16,600 |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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