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 PROTEIN WESTRN I&R FLUID
Biddeford, ME
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MaineHealth’s median price of $35 is 45% above the median hospital's median price ($24), higher than 66% of the 2,020 hospitals reporting CPT 84181. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 28 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 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · both | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 5 | Anthem medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 6 | Anthem medicare advantage case rate · both | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · both | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 8 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · both | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 10 | WellCare medicare advantage case rate · both | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 11 | Anthem hmo/pos/ppo/pathway enhanced fee schedule · both | $23 | $23 | $14 | 63% | — | $8 – $37 |
| 12 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $24 | $24 | $0 | 2% | — | $23 – $24 |
| 13 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $24 | $24 | $0 | 2% | — | $23 – $24 |
| 14 | Anthem hmo/pos/ppo/pathway enhanced fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial fee schedule · both | $33 | $33 | — | — | — | $33 – $33 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · both | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 17 | Aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $259 | $259 | — | — | — | $259 – $259 |
| 18 | Aetna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $259 | $259 | — | — | — | $259 – $259 |
| 19 | Cigna oap percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $261 | $261 | — | — | — | $261 – $261 |
| 20 | Cigna oap percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $261 | $261 | — | — | — | $261 – $261 |
| 21 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $267 | $267 | — | — | — | $267 – $267 |
| 22 | Aetna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $267 | $267 | — | — | — | $267 – $267 |
| 23 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $268 | $268 | — | — | — | $268 – $268 |
| 24 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $268 | $268 | — | — | — | $268 – $268 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $290 | $290 | — | — | — | $290 – $290 |
Last updated: Sep 9, 2025
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