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 BATTERY RECHARGEABLE (HM)
San Diego, CA
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Sharp Memorial Hospital’s median price of $195 is 90% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 1% of the 975 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0496. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 7 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $47 | $47 | — | — | — | $47 – $47 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $178 | $178 | — | — | — | $178 – $178 |
| 3 | Aetna first health - direct percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $192 | $192 | — | — | — | $192 – $192 |
| 4 | Aetna first health - leased/ccn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $192 | $192 | — | — | — | $192 – $192 |
| 5 | Optum optum health - commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $214 | $214 | — | — | — | $214 – $214 |
| 6 | Kaiser kaiser - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $221 | $221 | — | — | — | $221 – $221 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $309 | $309 | — | — | — | $309 – $309 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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