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 EMER ROOM LEVEL I
DeKalb, MS
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Kemper CAH, Inc.’s median price of $167 is 16% above the median hospital's median price ($144), higher than 55% of the 2,608 hospitals reporting CPT 99281. 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 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 2 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $108 | $108 | $19 | 18% | — | $89 – $127 |
| 3 | Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $112 | $112 | — | — | — | $112 – $112 |
| 4 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $118 | $118 | — | — | — | $118 – $118 |
| 5 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $140 | $140 | — | — | — | $140 – $140 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $140 | $140 | — | — | — | $140 – $140 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient | $165 | $165 | — | — | — | $165 – $165 |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $165 | $165 | — | — | — | $165 – $165 |
| 9 | Ambetter all payor other · outpatient | $167 | $167 | — | — | — | $167 – $167 |
| 10 | Molina all payor other · outpatient | $167 | $167 | — | — | — | $167 – $167 |
| 11 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $167 | $167 | — | — | — | $167 – $167 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $179 | $179 | — | — | — | $179 – $179 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $243 | $243 | — | — | — | $243 – $243 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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