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.
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HC AUTO - ABSORPTION EACH
Butler, AL
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Rush Hospital/Butler, Inc.’s median price of $53 is 29% below the median hospital's median price ($75), higher than 13% of the 2,192 hospitals reporting CPT 86978. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 14 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 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $22.65 | $22.65 | $22.65 – $22.65 |
| 2 | Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $44.54 | $44.54 | $44.54 – $44.54 |
| 3 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $45.32 | $45.32 | $45.32 – $45.32 |
| 4 | Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient | $50.85 | $50.85 | $50.85 – $50.85 |
| 5 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $50.85 | $50.85 | $50.85 – $50.85 |
| 6 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $50.85 | $50.85 | $50.85 – $50.85 |
| 7 | Ambetter all payor other · outpatient | $51.36 | $51.36 | $51.36 – $51.36 |
| 8 | Molina all payor other · outpatient | $51.36 | $51.36 | $51.36 – $51.36 |
| 9 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $62.15 | $62.15 | $62.15 – $62.15 |
| 10 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $62.15 | $62.15 | $62.15 – $62.15 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $62.15 | $62.15 | $62.15 – $62.15 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $73.45 | $73.45 | $73.45 – $73.45 |
| 13 | Bcbs Al all payor other · outpatient | $81.87 | $81.87 | $81.87 – $81.87 |
| 14 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $84.75 | $84.75 | $84.75 – $84.75 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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