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.
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HC INTRO WINDPIPE WIRE/TUBE
Manning, SC
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McLeod Health’s median price of $1.7k is 14% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 31% of the 1,506 hospitals reporting CPT 31730. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 22 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 hix percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $428 | $428 | — | — | — | $428 – $428 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield state fee schedule · both | $860 | $860 | — | — | — | $860 – $860 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid fee schedule · both | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 4 | Medicaid medicaid fee schedule · both | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 5 | Tricare dha fee schedule · both | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 6 | Molina medicaid fee schedule · both | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 8 | Medicare medicare fee schedule · both | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 10 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 11 | Clover medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 12 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 13 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1.7k | $1.7k | $49 | 3% | — | $1.6k – $1.7k |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 15 | WellCare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 16 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred fee schedule · both | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 18 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield choice fee schedule · both | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 20 | Ambetter medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $8.7k | $8.7k | — | — | — | $8.7k – $8.7k |
| 22 | Cigna commercial case rate · outpatient | $10.1k | $10.1k | — | — | — | $10.1k – $10.1k |
Last updated: Jul 20, 2026
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