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 Ot Application of Modality >=1 Area Paraffin Bath
Philadelphia, PA
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Nazareth Hospital’s median price of $61 is 99% above the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 70% 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: 15 payers, 25 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross medicare adv facility · fee schedule · both | $6.29 | $6.29 | $6.29 – $6.29 |
| 2 | Cigna cigna healthspring medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $6.35 | $6.35 | $6.35 – $6.35 |
| 3 | Devoted devoted health medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $6.45 | $6.45 | $6.45 – $6.45 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $6.66 | $6.66 | $6.66 – $6.66 |
| 5 | Highmark highmark wholecare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $7.23 | $7.23 | $7.23 – $7.23 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna better health medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $8.70 | $8.70 | $8.70 – $8.70 |
| 7 | Ambetter ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · both | $11.23 | $11.23 | $11.23 – $11.23 |
| 8 | Oscar oscar medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · both | $11.32 | $11.32 | $11.32 – $11.32 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc community plan medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $11.44 | $11.44 | $11.44 – $11.44 |
| 10 | Highmark highmark health plan facility · fee schedule · both | $17.01 | $17.01 | $17.01 – $17.01 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross trad indemnity facility · fee schedule · both | $53.07 | $53.07 | $53.07 – $53.07 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare options facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $60.02 | $60.02 | $60.02 – $60.02 |
| 13 | Anthem independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $60.67 | $60.67 | $60.67 – $60.67 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $60.67 | $60.67 | $60.67 – $60.67 |
| 15 | Carefirst independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $60.67 | $60.67 | $60.67 – $60.67 |
| 16 | Excellus independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $60.67 | $60.67 | $60.67 – $60.67 |
| 17 | Highmark independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $60.67 | $60.67 | $60.67 – $60.67 |
| 18 | Premera independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $60.67 | $60.67 | $60.67 – $60.67 |
| 19 | Regence independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $60.67 | $60.67 | $60.67 – $60.67 |
| 20 | Wellmark independence blue cross hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · both | $60.67 | $60.67 | $60.67 – $60.67 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $69.52 | $69.52 | $69.52 – $69.52 |
| 22 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $72.16 | $72.16 | $72.16 – $72.16 |
| 23 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $81.84 | $81.84 | $81.84 – $81.84 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna exchange facility · per diem · both | $157.50 | $157.50 | $157.50 – $157.50 |
| 25 | Cigna cigna facility · per diem · both | $184.00 | $184.00 | $184.00 – $184.00 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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