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
PHYSICIAN FEE - SURGERY
Chicago, IL
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John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital’s median price of $832 is 74% below the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 11% of the 1,526 hospitals reporting CPT 26478. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 8 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 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $683.42 | $683.42 | $683.42 – $683.42 |
| 2 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $683.42 | $683.42 | $683.42 – $683.42 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $787.61 | $787.61 | $787.61 – $787.61 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $787.61 | $787.61 | $787.61 – $787.61 |
| 5 | Cigna hmo fee schedule · both | $875.89 | $875.89 | $875.89 – $875.89 |
| 6 | Cigna ppo fee schedule · both | $875.89 | $875.89 | $875.89 – $875.89 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · both | $1,143 | $1,143 | $1,143 – $1,143 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo fee schedule · both | $1,407 | $1,407 | $1,407 – $1,407 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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