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
Gastrostomy, open; neonatal, for feeding
THOUSAND OAKS, CA
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Los Robles Hospital And Medical Center’s median price of $6.2k is 424% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 98% of the 1,462 hospitals reporting CPT 43831. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 8 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 allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $5,825 | $5,825 | $5,825 – $5,825 |
| 2 | Anthem exchangeepo case rate · outpatient | $6,240 | $6,240 | $6,240 – $6,240 |
| 3 | Anthem exchangehmo case rate · outpatient | $6,240 | $6,240 | $6,240 – $6,240 |
| 4 | Anthem comm case rate · outpatient | $6,585 | $6,585 | $6,585 – $6,585 |
| 5 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $7,693 | $7,693 | $7,693 – $7,693 |
| 6 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $7,693 | $7,693 | $7,693 – $7,693 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield epn case rate · outpatient | $11,427 | $11,427 | $11,427 – $11,427 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield comm case rate · outpatient | $16,328 | $16,328 | $16,328 – $16,328 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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