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CONTROLER LVAD HEARTMATE 3 INCLUDES EBB
Silver Spring, MD
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Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring’s median price of $12.5k is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($17.9k), higher than 17% of the 1,093 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0481. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 26 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 | Cigna cigna healthspring medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $11.2k | $11.7k | $1.3k | 11% | — | $10.4k – $13.5k |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $11.5k | $12.0k | $1.3k | 11% | — | $10.6k – $13.8k |
| 3 | Humana humana medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $11.5k | $12.0k | $1.3k | 11% | — | $10.6k – $13.8k |
| 4 | Kaiser kaiser medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $11.5k | $12.0k | $1.3k | 11% | — | $10.6k – $13.8k |
| 5 | Kaiser kaiser medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $11.6k | $12.1k | $1.4k | 11% | — | $10.7k – $13.9k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $11.6k | $12.1k | $1.4k | 11% | — | $10.7k – $13.9k |
| 7 | Carefirst care first bcbs medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $11.7k | $12.2k | $1.4k | 11% | — | $10.8k – $14.1k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $11.7k | $12.2k | $1.4k | 11% | — | $10.9k – $14.1k |
| 9 | Aetna aetna better health medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $11.8k | $12.3k | $1.4k | 11% | — | $10.9k – $14.2k |
| 10 | Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.0k | $12.5k | $1.4k | 11% | — | $11.1k – $14.4k |
| 11 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.5k | $13.0k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.5k – $15.0k |
| 12 | Anthem care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.5k | $13.0k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.5k – $15.0k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.5k | $13.0k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.5k – $15.0k |
| 14 | Carefirst care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.5k | $13.0k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.5k – $15.0k |
| 15 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.5k | $13.0k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.5k – $15.0k |
| 16 | Excellus care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.5k | $13.0k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.5k – $15.0k |
| 17 | Highmark care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.5k | $13.0k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.5k – $15.0k |
| 18 | Kaiser kaiser facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.5k | $13.0k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.5k – $15.0k |
| 19 | Premera care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.5k | $13.0k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.5k – $15.0k |
| 20 | Regence care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.5k | $13.0k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.5k – $15.0k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.5k | $13.0k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.5k – $15.0k |
| 22 | Wellmark care first bcbs facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.5k | $13.0k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.5k – $15.0k |
| 23 | Carefirst care first network leasing facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.6k | $13.1k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.7k – $15.1k |
| 24 | Humana humana facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.6k | $13.1k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.7k – $15.1k |
| 25 | Humana humana military facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $12.6k | $13.1k | $1.5k | 11% | — | $11.7k – $15.1k |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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