Cobalt-57 vitamin B12 absorption test dose at Northside Hospital, Inc.

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COBALT CO57 ORAL UP TO 1 UCI

Duluth, GA

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Northside Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $658 is 149% above the median hospital's median price ($265), higher than 92% of the 821 hospitals reporting HCPCS A9559. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS A9559 at Northside Hospital, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 54 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 bcbs_pathway fee schedule · outpatient	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs_pathway-l fee schedule · outpatient	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs_hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs_hmo-l fee schedule · outpatient	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue hpn fee schedule · outpatient	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue hpn-l fee schedule · outpatient	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs_ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs_ppo-l fee schedule · outpatient	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
9	Caresource caresource other · outpatient	$132	$132	—	—	—	$132 – $132
10	Cigna cigna healthsprings medicare advantage other · outpatient	$176	$176	—	—	—	$176 – $176
11	Caresource caresource marketplace percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$376	$376	—	—	—	$376 – $376
12	Caresource caresource marketplace percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$376	$376	—	—	—	$376 – $376
13	UnitedHealthcare uhc ga individual exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$443	$443	—	—	—	$443 – $443
14	UnitedHealthcare uhc heritage select fee schedule · outpatient	$443	$443	—	—	—	$443 – $443
15	UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo/pos/ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$443	$443	—	—	—	$443 – $443
16	UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo/pos/ppo-g fee schedule · outpatient	$443	$443	—	—	—	$443 – $443
17	UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo/pos/ppo-t fee schedule · outpatient	$443	$443	—	—	—	$443 – $443
18	Kaiser kaiser_hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$658	$658	—	—	—	$658 – $658
19	Kaiser kaiser_hmo-aga percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$658	$658	—	—	—	$658 – $658
20	Kaiser kaiser_hmo-bariatric percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$658	$658	—	—	—	$658 – $658
21	Kaiser kaiser_hmo-gcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$658	$658	—	—	—	$658 – $658
22	Kaiser kaiser_hmo-gpg/noas percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$658	$658	—	—	—	$658 – $658
23	Kaiser kaiser_hmo-gynonc percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$658	$658	—	—	—	$658 – $658
24	Kaiser kaiser_hmo-melanoma percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$658	$658	—	—	—	$658 – $658
25	Kaiser kaiser_hmo-naps/cvg/npcps/ups percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$658	$658	—	—	—	$658 – $658

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