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PR DEBRIDEMENT OPEN WOUND FIRST 20 SQ CM/<
Middlebury, VT
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Porter Hospital Inc’s median price of $154 is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($229), higher than 20% of the 2,525 hospitals reporting CPT 97597. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 21 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 tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $31.47 | $31.47 | $31.47 – $31.47 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $33.13 | $33.13 | $33.13 – $33.13 |
| 3 | Bcbs Vt medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $38.10 | $38.10 | $38.10 – $38.10 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $47.00 | $47.00 | $47.00 – $47.00 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $64.89 | $64.89 | $64.89 – $64.89 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $65.66 | $65.66 | $65.66 – $65.66 |
| 7 | MultiPlan group health professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $80.75 | $80.75 | $80.75 – $80.75 |
| 8 | Bcbs Vt indemnity/the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $81.34 | $81.34 | $81.34 – $81.34 |
| 9 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $85.64 | $85.64 | $85.64 – $85.64 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $95.45 | $95.45 | $95.45 – $95.45 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $177.19 | $177.19 | $177.19 – $177.19 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $177.19 | $177.19 | $177.19 – $177.19 |
| 13 | Bcbs Vt medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $180.96 | $180.96 | $180.96 – $180.96 |
| 14 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $188.76 | $188.76 | $188.76 – $188.76 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $220.91 | $220.91 | $220.91 – $220.91 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $294.06 | $294.06 | $294.06 – $294.06 |
| 17 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $328.37 | $328.37 | $328.37 – $328.37 |
| 18 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $328.37 | $328.37 | $328.37 – $328.37 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $342.88 | $342.88 | $342.88 – $342.88 |
| 20 | MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $358.15 | $358.15 | $358.15 – $358.15 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $373.23 | $373.23 | $373.23 – $373.23 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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