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HC Pericardiocentesis W/Img Guidance When Performed
River, MA
See all hospitals reporting CPT 33016 →Price type
Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc.’s median price of $2.1k is 9% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 58% of the 2,178 hospitals reporting CPT 33016. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 12 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 medicare managed care [101030101] fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs mass medicare managed care [101030201] fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare united medicare managed care [101031001] fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare united health one care [101031004] fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 5 | Bcbs Ma bcbs massachusetts hmo [101040122] fee schedule · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [101080105] fee schedule · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 7 | Bcbs Ri bcbs rhode island hmo [101050101] fee schedule · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 8 | Phcs phcs [100012501] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 9 | Cigna cigna [100011201] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 10 | Aetna aetna [100010801] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 11 | First Health first health [100013001] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare [101080105] percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.4k | $5.4k | — | — | — | $5.4k – $5.4k |
Last updated: Dec 15, 2025
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