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 Ot Application of Modality >=1 Area Paraffin Bath
Mason City, IA
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Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp.’s median price of $7 is 76% below the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 20% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 21 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 aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $5.42 | $5.42 | $5.42 – $5.42 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.42 | $5.42 | $5.42 – $5.42 |
| 3 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $5.47 | $5.47 | $5.47 – $5.47 |
| 4 | Wellmark wellmark medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.47 | $5.47 | $5.47 – $5.47 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $5.53 | $5.53 | $5.53 – $5.53 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5.53 | $5.53 | $5.53 – $5.53 |
| 7 | Molina molina medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $6.45 | $6.45 | $6.45 – $6.45 |
| 8 | Molina molina medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $6.45 | $6.45 | $6.45 – $6.45 |
| 9 | Oscar oscar facility · fee schedule · both | $7.29 | $7.29 | $7.29 – $7.29 |
| 10 | Oscar oscar facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.29 | $7.29 | $7.29 – $7.29 |
| 11 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · both | $9.29 | $9.29 | $9.29 – $9.29 |
| 12 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.29 | $9.29 | $9.29 – $9.29 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $42.53 | $42.53 | $42.53 – $42.53 |
| 14 | First Health aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $42.53 | $42.53 | $42.53 – $42.53 |
| 15 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $42.53 | $42.53 | $42.53 – $42.53 |
| 16 | Cigna midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $56.70 | $56.70 | $56.70 – $56.70 |
| 17 | Medica midlands choice ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $56.70 | $56.70 | $56.70 – $56.70 |
| 18 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $72.90 | $72.90 | $72.90 – $72.90 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc optum behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $81.00 | $81.00 | $81.00 – $81.00 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · case rate · both | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 – $350.00 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · case rate · outpatient | $350.00 | $350.00 | $350.00 – $350.00 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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