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PERICARDIOCENTESIS W/IMG GUIDANCE WHEN PERFORMED
Hackensack, NJ
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Hmh Hospitals Corporation’s median price of $4.5k is 137% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 94% of the 2,178 hospitals reporting CPT 33016. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 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 | Clover medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $946 | $946 | — | — | — | $946 – $946 |
| 2 | Aetna managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 3 | Optum managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 5 | Optum medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 6 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 7 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 9 | Cigna bh facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 10 | MultiPlan all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 12 | Aetna asa facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 13 | Aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 14 | Aetna ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 15 | Cigna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $15.1k | $15.1k | — | — | — | $15.1k – $15.1k |
| 16 | Cigna ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $20.1k | $20.1k | — | — | — | $20.1k – $20.1k |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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