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 IV Infusion Therapy/Diagnosis Initiation Prolonged Infusion
Troy, NY
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Samaritan Hospital’s median price of $503 is 46% above the median hospital's median price ($345), higher than 71% of the 1,292 hospitals reporting HCPCS C8957. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 36 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 united healthcare medicaid harp chip facility · fee schedule · both | $226 | $226 | — | — | — | $226 – $226 |
| 2 | Anthem empire bcbs medicare advantage facility · other · both | $260 | $260 | — | — | — | $260 – $260 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $271 | $271 | — | — | — | $271 – $271 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna medicare advantage facility · other · both | $281 | $281 | — | — | — | $281 – $281 |
| 5 | WellCare wellcare medicare advantage facility · other · both | $290 | $290 | — | — | — | $290 – $290 |
| 6 | Excellus blue shield of ne new york medicare adv facility · other · both | $292 | $292 | — | — | — | $292 – $292 |
| 7 | Highmark blue shield of ne new york medicare adv facility · other · both | $292 | $292 | — | — | — | $292 – $292 |
| 8 | WellCare wellcare ep 1&2 medicaid facility · other · both | $425 | $425 | — | — | — | $425 – $425 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 11 | Carefirst blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 12 | Carefirst blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 13 | Excellus blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 14 | Highmark blue shield of ne new york ascend facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 15 | Highmark blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 16 | Highmark blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 17 | Premera blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 18 | Regence blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 19 | Wellmark blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 20 | Wellmark blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 21 | Anthem empire bcbs blue access facility · other · both | $549 | $549 | — | — | — | $549 – $549 |
| 22 | First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $732 | $732 | — | — | — | $732 – $732 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $768 | $768 | — | — | — | $768 – $768 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $778 | $778 | — | — | — | $778 – $778 |
| 25 | MultiPlan beech street facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $824 | $824 | — | — | — | $824 – $824 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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