RC 278
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HC CATHETER HEMODIALYSIS/PERITONEAL SHORT-TERM LVL
Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster General Health’s median price of $2.3k is 84% above the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 72% of the 1,921 hospitals reporting RC 278. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 38 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $57.24 | $95.46 | $18.39 – $246.04 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $99.60 | $109.45 | $60.00 – $274.03 |
| 3 | Medicaid medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $470.39 | $470.39 | $470.39 – $470.39 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid mco facility · case rate · outpatient | $700.00 | $1,917 | $3.00 – $32,900 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $766.53 | $2,334 | $0.24 – $41,370 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $773.02 | $2,354 | $0.24 – $41,780 |
| 7 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $858.00 | $2,468 | $10.20 – $15,994 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield cbc commercial facility · other · outpatient | $2,732 | $2,813 | $0.83 – $5,000 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,047 | $3,180 | $0.33 – $53,792 |
| 10 | Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $1,280 | $3,886 | $0.40 – $65,800 |
| 11 | Highmark highmark chip facility · other · outpatient | $1,535 | $4,683 | $0.48 – $79,767 |
| 12 | Oscar oscar health plan facility · other · outpatient | $1,592 | $4,831 | $0.49 – $80,605 |
| 13 | Highmark highmark aca facility · other · outpatient | $1,841 | $5,625 | $0.58 – $95,858 |
| 14 | Highmark highmark commercial preferred facility · other · outpatient | $2,114 | $6,458 | $0.67 – $110,053 |
| 15 | Aetna aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,143 | $6,538 | $0.68 – $111,367 |
| 16 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,390 | $7,289 | $0.75 – $124,165 |
| 17 | Cigna cigna new business facility · other · inpatient | $6,014 | $7,294 | $2,121 – $52,229 |
| 18 | Cigna cigna new business facility · other · outpatient | $6,014 | $7,294 | $2,121 – $52,229 |
| 19 | Highmark highmark commercial facility · other · outpatient | $2,635 | $8,039 | $0.83 – $136,933 |
| 20 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,649 | $8,080 | $0.84 – $137,637 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,691 | $8,209 | $0.85 – $139,825 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,691 | $8,209 | $0.85 – $139,825 |
| 23 | Highmark highmark aca facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,166 | $9,657 | $1.00 – $164,500 |
| 24 | Highmark highmark chip facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,166 | $9,657 | $1.00 – $164,500 |
| 25 | Highmark highmark commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,166 | $9,657 | $1.00 – $164,500 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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