Removal of foreign body from throat at Kemper CAH, Inc.

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC REM F/B PHARYNX

DeKalb, MS

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Kemper CAH, Inc.’s median price of $127 is 74% below the median hospital's median price ($485), higher than 4% of the 1,962 hospitals reporting CPT 42809. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 42809 at Kemper CAH, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 14 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	Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$77	$77	—	—	—	$77 – $77
2	Optum all payor other · outpatient	$96	$96	—	—	—	$96 – $96
3	UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient	$96	$96	—	—	—	$96 – $96
4	Cigna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$108	$108	—	—	—	$108 – $108
5	Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
6	Humana all payor other · outpatient	$113	$113	—	—	—	$113 – $113
7	Ambetter all payor other · outpatient	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
8	Molina all payor other · outpatient	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
9	WellCare all payor other · outpatient	$115	$115	—	—	—	$115 – $115
10	Aetna all payor other · outpatient	$123	$123	—	—	—	$123 – $123
11	MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$142	$142	—	—	—	$142 – $142
12	UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient	$217	$217	—	—	—	$217 – $217
13	Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$295	$295	—	—	—	$295 – $295
14	Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$934	$934	$65	7%	—	$869 – $999

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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