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Decompression of thigh/knee
Saint Petersburg, FL
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OHI West, Inc.’s median price of $6.8k is 90% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 85% of the 1,526 hospitals reporting CPT 27496. 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, 16 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 florida blue medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 2 | Aetna medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 3 | Devoted medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 4 | Ambetter sunshine exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 5 | Aetna qhp exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 6 | Oscar all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield truli for health other commercial plan fee schedule · outpatient | $8.8k | $8.8k | — | — | — | $8.8k – $8.8k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare neighborhood health partnership other commercial plan fee schedule · outpatient | $10.5k | $10.5k | — | — | — | $10.5k – $10.5k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $11.2k | $11.2k | — | — | — | $11.2k – $11.2k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare choice select all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $11.2k | $11.2k | — | — | — | $11.2k – $11.2k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield my blue exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $12.3k | $12.3k | — | — | — | $12.3k – $12.3k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $14.4k | $14.4k | — | — | — | $14.4k – $14.4k |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield simply blue other commercial plan fee schedule · outpatient | $14.4k | $14.4k | — | — | — | $14.4k – $14.4k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue care hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $22.6k | $22.6k | — | — | — | $22.6k – $22.6k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield network blue other commercial plan fee schedule · outpatient | $24.1k | $24.1k | — | — | — | $24.1k – $24.1k |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo/phs/ppc fee schedule · outpatient | $24.3k | $24.3k | — | — | — | $24.3k – $24.3k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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