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DEXAMETHASONE 4 MG TABLET
Rocky Mount, NC
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Nash Hospitals’s median price of $16 is 1483% above the median hospital's median price ($1), higher than 93% of the 2,158 hospitals reporting HCPCS J8540. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 13 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 facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $0 | $0 | — | — | — | $0 – $0 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10 | $10 | $6 | 63% | — | $4 – $16 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10 | $10 | $6 | 63% | — | $4 – $16 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10 | $10 | $6 | 63% | — | $4 – $16 |
| 5 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10 | $10 | $6 | 63% | — | $4 – $16 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23 | $23 | $14 | 63% | — | $9 – $37 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select/blue value/hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $24 | $24 | $15 | 63% | — | $9 – $40 |
| 8 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $34 | $34 | $21 | 63% | — | $13 – $55 |
| 9 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $36 | $36 | $23 | 63% | — | $13 – $59 |
| 10 | Medcost administrator id: 580 facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $40 | $40 | $25 | 63% | — | $15 – $66 |
| 11 | Medcost administrator id: 580 facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $44 | $44 | $28 | 63% | — | $16 – $71 |
| 12 | Medcost all other business/commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $44 | $44 | $28 | 63% | — | $16 – $72 |
| 13 | Medcost all other business/commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $45 | $45 | $29 | 63% | — | $17 – $74 |
Last updated: Jun 18, 2026
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