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
DEFAULTSUR-SURGICAL OPENING OF STOMACH
Philadelphia, PA
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Jefferson Health - Northeast’s median price of $4.6k is 285% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 96% 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: 2 payers, 3 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 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,493 | $2,493 | $2,493 – $2,493 |
| 2 | Aetna commercial pebtf facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7,629 | $7,629 | $7,629 – $7,629 |
| 3 | Aetna northeast commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8,247 | $8,247 | $8,247 – $8,247 |
Last updated: Mar 18, 2026
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