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
Arthro/shoul surg; w/spacer
Buffalo, NY
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Kaleida Health’s median price of $17.4k is 31% above the median hospital's median price ($13.3k), higher than 82% of the 1,256 hospitals reporting HCPCS C9781. 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, 11 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 all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4.5k | $4.5k | $670 | 15% | — | $3.8k – $5.2k |
| 2 | Tricare government fee schedule · outpatient | $15.2k | $15.2k | — | — | — | $15.2k – $15.2k |
| 3 | WellCare medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $16.7k | $16.7k | — | — | — | $16.7k – $16.7k |
| 4 | Aetna medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $17.0k | $17.0k | — | — | — | $17.0k – $17.0k |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $17.4k | $17.4k | — | — | — | $17.4k – $17.4k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield advantage - healthnow medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $17.1k | $18.6k | $6.7k | 36% | — | $10.9k – $29.4k |
| 7 | Cigna mvp medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $18.8k | $18.8k | — | — | — | $18.8k – $18.8k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthnow standard exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $14.1k | $22.5k | $13.1k | 58% | — | $12.4k – $42.7k |
| 9 | Cigna mvp all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $22.8k | $22.8k | — | — | — | $22.8k – $22.8k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield align - healthnow other commercial plan fee schedule · outpatient | $15.7k | $25.0k | $14.5k | 58% | — | $13.8k – $47.4k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthnow ppo/traditional fee schedule · outpatient | $19.8k | $31.5k | $18.4k | 58% | — | $17.4k – $59.8k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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