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
PHARYNX/REMOVE FB
Forsyth, GA
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Monroe County Hospital’s median price of $137 is 72% below the median hospital's median price ($486), higher than 6% of the 1,943 hospitals reporting CPT 42809. 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, 6 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 | WellCare medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $119 | $119 | — | — | — | $119 – $119 |
| 2 | Caresource medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $124 | $124 | — | — | — | $124 – $124 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $136 | $132 | $10 | 7% | — | $113 – $137 |
| 4 | WellCare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $142 | $142 | — | — | — | $142 – $142 |
| 5 | Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $144 | $144 | — | — | — | $144 – $144 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $420 | $420 | — | — | — | $420 – $420 |
Last updated: May 7, 2026
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