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 EMER ROOM LEVEL I
Meridian, MS
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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $66 is 54% below the median hospital's median price ($144), higher than 10% of the 2,608 hospitals reporting CPT 99281. 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, 16 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 all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $21 | $21 | — | — | — | $21 – $21 |
| 2 | MultiPlan all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 3 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $23 | $23 | — | — | — | $23 – $23 |
| 4 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $10 | $33 | $33 | 101% | — | $9 – $81 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $22 | $34 | $27 | 82% | — | $10 – $81 |
| 6 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $38 | $42 | $32 | 76% | — | $10 – $81 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $46 | $46 | $35 | 77% | — | $10 – $81 |
| 8 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $46 | $46 | $35 | 77% | — | $10 – $81 |
| 9 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $46 | $46 | $35 | 77% | — | $10 – $81 |
| 10 | Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $57 | $56 | $35 | 62% | — | $17 – $93 |
| 11 | Ambetter all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $64 | $64 | $49 | 77% | — | $15 – $113 |
| 12 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $74 | $74 | — | — | — | $74 – $74 |
| 13 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $179 | $179 | — | — | — | $179 – $179 |
| 14 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $271 | $271 | — | — | — | $271 – $271 |
| 16 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $595 | $595 | — | — | — | $595 – $595 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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