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Removal of first and/or extra rib at neck
Custer, SD
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Monument Health Network Inc’s median price of $21.0k is 209% above the median hospital's median price ($6.8k), higher than 99% of the 1,470 hospitals reporting CPT 21615. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 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 uhc mcr adv percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 2 | Medica medica mcr adv percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 3 | Wellmark bcbs wellmark mcr adv percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 4 | Medica medica mcaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7.4k | $7.4k | — | — | — | $7.4k – $7.4k |
| 5 | Wellmark bcbs wellmark - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $20.0k | $20.0k | — | — | — | $20.0k – $20.0k |
| 6 | Aetna aetna - all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21.1k | $21.1k | — | — | — | $21.1k – $21.1k |
| 7 | MultiPlan multiplan/phcs - all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21.1k | $21.1k | — | — | — | $21.1k – $21.1k |
| 8 | Medica medica commercial - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21.6k | $21.6k | — | — | — | $21.6k – $21.6k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21.6k | $21.6k | — | — | — | $21.6k – $21.6k |
| 10 | Humana humana commercial - all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.2k | $22.2k | — | — | — | $22.2k – $22.2k |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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