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31720 SUCTION CHARGE
Pana, IL
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Pana Community Hospital Association’s median price of $296 is 22% above the median hospital's median price ($243), higher than 62% of the 2,039 hospitals reporting CPT 31720. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 9 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 | Humana humana facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $37.03 | $37.03 | $37.03 – $37.03 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · outpatient | $88.86 | $88.86 | $88.86 – $88.86 |
| 3 | Bcbs Il blue cross blue shield of illinois medicare advant facility · other · outpatient | $203.19 | $203.19 | $203.19 – $203.19 |
| 4 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $270.28 | $270.28 | $270.28 – $270.28 |
| 5 | Phcs private healthcare systems, inc. (phcs) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $296.20 | $296.20 | $296.20 – $296.20 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $309.16 | $309.16 | $285.09 – $333.23 |
| 7 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $322.12 | $322.12 | $322.12 – $322.12 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare unitedhealthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $325.82 | $325.82 | $325.82 – $325.82 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $342.49 | $342.49 | $333.23 – $351.74 |
Last updated: Oct 27, 2026
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