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 NEURO CSF PRION PRTN QUAL
Madison, WI
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Meriter Hospital, Inc’s median price of $380 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($563), higher than 9% of the 1,754 hospitals reporting CPT 0035U. 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, 16 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 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $197.45 | $197.45 | $197.45 – $197.45 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $271.82 | $271.82 | $271.82 – $271.82 |
| 3 | Anthem blue priority/pathway percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $278.67 | $278.67 | $278.67 – $278.67 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · both | $324.59 | $324.59 | $324.59 – $324.59 |
| 5 | Anthem hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $341.99 | $341.99 | $341.99 – $341.99 |
| 6 | Anthem ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $379.96 | $379.96 | $379.96 – $379.96 |
| 7 | Wellmark commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $379.96 | $379.96 | $379.96 – $379.96 |
| 8 | Anthem blue priority/pathway case rate · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 9 | Anthem hmo/pos case rate · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 10 | Anthem medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 11 | Anthem ppo case rate · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 12 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 14 | Wellmark commercial case rate · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 15 | Anthem traditional percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $625.26 | $625.26 | $625.26 – $625.26 |
| 16 | Anthem traditional percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $625.26 | $625.26 | $625.26 – $625.26 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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