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
HC OR CONSULT W/FROZ SECT/SMR 1ST
DeKalb, MS
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Kemper CAH, Inc.’s median price of $94 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 13% of the 2,423 hospitals reporting CPT 88331. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
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 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 2 | Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $60 | $60 | — | — | — | $60 – $60 |
| 3 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $75 | $75 | — | — | — | $75 – $75 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $75 | $75 | — | — | — | $75 – $75 |
| 5 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $84 | $84 | — | — | — | $84 – $84 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient | $88 | $88 | — | — | — | $88 – $88 |
| 7 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $88 | $88 | — | — | — | $88 – $88 |
| 8 | Ambetter all payor other · outpatient | $89 | $89 | — | — | — | $89 – $89 |
| 9 | Molina all payor other · outpatient | $89 | $89 | — | — | — | $89 – $89 |
| 10 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $89 | $89 | — | — | — | $89 – $89 |
| 11 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $96 | $96 | — | — | — | $96 – $96 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $110 | $110 | — | — | — | $110 – $110 |
| 13 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $127 | $127 | — | — | — | $127 – $127 |
| 14 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $400 | $400 | $28 | 7% | — | $372 – $428 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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