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REMOVAL OF TONSILS
Tucson, AZ
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Northwest Hospital LLC’s median price of $3.6k is 5% above the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 54% of the 1,919 hospitals reporting CPT 42826. 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, 29 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 | Medicaid az medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1,964 | $1,964 | $1,964 – $1,964 |
| 2 | Magellan magellan medicaid az facility · other · outpatient | $2,062 | $2,062 | $2,062 – $2,062 |
| 3 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,481 | $3,481 | $3,481 – $3,481 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring node cigna healthspring mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,481 | $3,481 | $3,481 – $3,481 |
| 5 | Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,481 | $3,481 | $3,481 – $3,481 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare node apipa uhc community plan mcr adv facility · per diem · outpatient | $3,481 | $3,481 | $3,481 – $3,481 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hix facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,522 | $3,522 | $3,522 – $3,522 |
| 8 | Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,538 | $3,538 | $3,538 – $3,538 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · per diem · outpatient | $3,551 | $3,551 | $3,551 – $3,551 |
| 10 | Clover node clover health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,573 | $3,573 | $3,573 – $3,573 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs pimaconnect facility · other · outpatient | $3,580 | $3,580 | $3,580 – $3,580 |
| 12 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · other · outpatient | $3,586 | $3,586 | $3,586 – $3,586 |
| 13 | Magellan node magellan mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,655 | $3,655 | $3,655 – $3,655 |
| 14 | WellCare node wellcare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,655 | $3,655 | $3,655 – $3,655 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs az ppo hmo nbr facility · other · outpatient | $3,768 | $3,768 | $3,768 – $3,768 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare uhc navigate facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,226 | $4,226 | $4,226 – $4,226 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,402 | $4,402 | $4,402 – $4,402 |
| 18 | Cigna cigna localflex facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,870 | $4,870 | $4,870 – $4,870 |
| 19 | Cigna cigna localplus facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,870 | $4,870 | $4,870 – $4,870 |
| 20 | Ambetter node az complete health ambetter exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,988 | $4,988 | $4,988 – $4,988 |
| 21 | Cigna cigna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $5,073 | $5,073 | $5,073 – $5,073 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs az work comp facility · other · outpatient | $5,101 | $5,101 | $5,101 – $5,101 |
| 23 | Aetna aetna qhp facility · case rate · outpatient | $6,766 | $6,766 | $6,766 – $6,766 |
| 24 | Aetna aetna asbait facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,171 | $7,171 | $7,171 – $7,171 |
| 25 | Aetna aetna performance facility · case rate · outpatient | $7,562 | $7,562 | $7,562 – $7,562 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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