Amikacin sulfate 500 mg injection at Sharp Memorial Hospital

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AMIKACIN 500 MG/2 ML INJECTION SOLUTION

San Diego, CA

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Sharp Memorial Hospital’s median price of $8 is 29% above the median hospital's median price ($7), higher than 56% of the 2,003 hospitals reporting HCPCS J0278. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS J0278 at Sharp Memorial Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 48 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 aetna whole health fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
2	Molina molina - exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
3	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
4	Aetna first health - leased/ccn fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$3	$3	$2	78%	—	$1 – $5
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
7	Optum optum health - commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$4	$4	—	—	—	$4 – $4
8	Aetna aetna - hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
9	Cigna cigna - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$6	$6	$1	9%	—	$6 – $7
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - standard percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$6	$6	$2	35%	—	$4 – $9
11	Aetna first health medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
12	Aetna first health medicare percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
14	Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	$0	4%	—	$7 – $7
15	Cigna cigna - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
16	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
17	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
18	Optum optum health - commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	$0	4%	—	$7 – $8
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
20	Cigna cigna - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
21	Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$8	$8	$0	1%	—	$8 – $8
22	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
23	Aetna aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - prudent buyer percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$8	$8	—	—	—	$8 – $8
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$8	$8	$6	66%	—	$2 – $15

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