Vaginal brachytherapy radiation applicator insertion at Lancaster General Health

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HC INSERTION OF VAGINAL APPL-HDR

Lancaster, PA

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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $651 is 40% above the median hospital's median price ($466), higher than 63% of the 1,787 hospitals reporting CPT 57156. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 57156 at Lancaster General Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 31 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 tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$279	$279	—	—	—	$279 – $279
2	Highmark highmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$306	$306	—	—	—	$306 – $306
3	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$310	$310	—	—	—	$310 – $310
4	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$310	$310	—	—	—	$310 – $310
5	Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$313	$313	—	—	1–10	$313 – $313
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$314	$314	—	—	—	$314 – $314
7	Amerihealth Caritas amerihealth caritas med adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$316	$316	—	—	—	$316 – $316
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$316	$316	—	—	—	$316 – $316
9	Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$319	$319	—	—	—	$319 – $319
10	Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient	$325	$325	—	—	—	$325 – $325
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$333	$333	—	—	—	$333 – $333
12	Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient	$493	$493	—	—	—	$493 – $493
13	Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient	$593	$593	—	—	—	$593 – $593
14	Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient	$604	$604	—	—	—	$604 – $604
15	Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient	$680	$680	—	—	—	$680 – $680
16	Aetna aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$689	$689	—	—	—	$689 – $689
17	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$768	$768	—	—	—	$768 – $768
18	Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient	$847	$847	—	—	—	$847 – $847
19	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$851	$851	—	—	—	$851 – $851
20	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · case rate · outpatient	$854	$854	—	—	—	$854 – $854
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$864	$864	—	—	—	$864 – $864
22	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$864	$864	—	—	—	$864 – $864
23	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$864	$864	—	—	—	$864 – $864
24	Highmark highmark aca facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k
25	Highmark highmark chip facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.0k	$1.0k	—	—	—	$1.0k – $1.0k

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