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 APPL MODALITY 1/> AREAS PARAFFIN BATH
Middlebury, VT
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Porter Hospital Inc’s median price of $18 is 42% below the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 40% 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: 6 payers, 10 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 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10.34 | $10.34 | $10.34 – $10.34 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10.34 | $10.34 | $10.34 – $10.34 |
| 3 | Bcbs Vt medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $10.56 | $10.56 | $10.56 – $10.56 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $17.16 | $17.16 | $17.16 – $17.16 |
| 5 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $19.16 | $19.16 | $19.16 – $19.16 |
| 6 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $19.16 | $19.16 | $19.16 – $19.16 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $20.01 | $20.01 | $20.01 – $20.01 |
| 8 | MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $20.90 | $20.90 | $20.90 – $20.90 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21.78 | $21.78 | $21.78 – $21.78 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $24.65 | $24.65 | $24.65 – $24.65 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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