RC 450
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 THORACENTESIS ASP W/IMG BEDSIDE
Cheyenne, WY
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Memorial Hospital of Laramie County’s median price of $762 is 29% above the median hospital's median price ($592), higher than 67% of the 1,975 hospitals reporting RC 450. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 10 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 medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $407.58 | $736.53 | $24.78 – $3,410 |
| 2 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $419.57 | $758.19 | $25.51 – $3,510 |
| 3 | Bcbs Wy blue select ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $671.71 | $1,157 | $81.45 – $6,310 |
| 4 | Bcbs Wy ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $690.12 | $1,188 | $83.68 – $6,483 |
| 5 | Cigna pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $719.56 | $1,239 | $87.25 – $6,759 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare hmo/pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $733.36 | $1,263 | $88.92 – $6,889 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare hmo/pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $749.93 | $1,291 | $90.93 – $7,045 |
| 8 | Cigna pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $765.57 | $1,318 | $92.83 – $7,191 |
| 9 | Aetna pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $809.73 | $1,394 | $98.18 – $7,606 |
| 10 | Aetna pos/ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $809.73 | $1,394 | $98.18 – $7,606 |
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026
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