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
OCT MID EAR I&R UNILATERAL
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $37 is 11% below the median hospital's median price ($42), higher than 19% of the 1,040 hospitals reporting CPT 0485T. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 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 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $13 | $15 | $5 | 36% | — | $9 – $22 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $27 | $31 | $12 | 37% | — | $19 – $47 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $27 | $31 | $12 | 37% | — | $19 – $47 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $37 | $37 | — | — | — | $37 – $37 |
| 5 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $37 | $37 | — | — | — | $37 – $37 |
| 6 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $37 | $37 | — | — | — | $37 – $37 |
| 7 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $38 | $38 | — | — | — | $38 – $38 |
| 9 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $77 | $77 | — | — | — | $77 – $77 |
| 10 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $80 | $80 | — | — | — | $80 – $80 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $98 | $98 | — | — | — | $98 – $98 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $98 | $98 | — | — | — | $98 – $98 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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