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Inst pleu-perit shnt w pump
Buffalo, NY
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Kaleida Health’s median price of $9.0k is 26% above the median hospital's median price ($7.1k), higher than 73% of the 801 hospitals reporting HCPCS C8006. 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, 10 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 | Tricare government fee schedule · outpatient | $7.7k | $7.7k | — | — | — | $7.7k – $7.7k |
| 2 | WellCare medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
| 3 | Aetna medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $8.6k | $8.6k | — | — | — | $8.6k – $8.6k |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $8.8k | $8.8k | — | — | — | $8.8k – $8.8k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield advantage - healthnow medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $8.6k | $9.4k | $3.4k | 36% | — | $5.5k – $14.8k |
| 6 | Cigna mvp medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $9.5k | $9.5k | — | — | — | $9.5k – $9.5k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthnow standard exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $7.1k | $11.3k | $6.6k | 58% | — | $6.3k – $21.5k |
| 8 | Cigna mvp all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.5k | $11.5k | — | — | — | $11.5k – $11.5k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield align - healthnow other commercial plan fee schedule · outpatient | $7.9k | $12.6k | $7.3k | 58% | — | $6.9k – $23.9k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthnow ppo/traditional fee schedule · outpatient | $10.0k | $15.9k | $9.3k | 58% | — | $8.8k – $30.2k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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