RC 450
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 - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT MAY NOT REQ PHYS/QHP
Middlebury, VT
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Porter Hospital Inc’s median price of $347 is 41% below the median hospital's median price ($592), higher than 17% of the 1,975 hospitals reporting RC 450. 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, 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 | $222.78 | $253.80 | $73.79 – $498.67 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $222.78 | $253.80 | $73.79 – $498.67 |
| 3 | Bcbs Vt medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $227.52 | $259.20 | $75.36 – $509.28 |
| 4 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $263.05 | $296.82 | $83.65 – $582.45 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $369.72 | $421.20 | $122.46 – $827.58 |
| 6 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $383.72 | $427.42 | $93.60 – $960.99 |
| 7 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $383.72 | $427.42 | $93.60 – $960.99 |
| 8 | MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $450.30 | $513.00 | $149.15 – $1,008 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $469.26 | $534.60 | $155.43 – $1,050 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $4,070 | $3,345 | $2,258 – $4,070 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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