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.
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GASTROTOMY W/EXPLORATION/FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Hackensack, NJ
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Hmh Hospitals Corporation’s median price of $1.8k is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($2.6k), higher than 38% of the 1,297 hospitals reporting CPT 43500. 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, 12 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 | $369 | $369 | — | — | — | $369 – $369 |
| 2 | Optum managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $451 | $451 | — | — | — | $451 – $451 |
| 3 | Aetna managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $514 | $514 | — | — | — | $514 – $514 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $606 | $606 | — | — | — | $606 – $606 |
| 5 | Cigna bh facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 6 | MultiPlan all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 7 | Cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 8 | Cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 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 | UnitedHealthcare hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $10.8k | $10.8k | — | — | — | $10.8k – $10.8k |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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