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LENGTHENING PALATE & PHARYNGEAL FLAP
Hackensack, NJ
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Hmh Hospitals Corporation’s median price of $8.2k is 34% above the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 76% of the 1,466 hospitals reporting CPT 42226. 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 | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 2 | Aetna managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 3 | Optum managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 6 | Optum medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 8 | WellCare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 9 | Aetna asa facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 10 | Aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 11 | Aetna ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 12 | Cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
| 13 | Cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10.0k | $10.0k | — | — | — | $10.0k – $10.0k |
| 14 | Cigna bh facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $12.8k | $12.8k | — | — | — | $12.8k – $12.8k |
| 15 | MultiPlan all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13.6k | $13.6k | — | — | — | $13.6k – $13.6k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $22.3k | $22.3k | — | — | — | $22.3k – $22.3k |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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