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
PR RAD RESEC TONSIL/PILLARS
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $3.1k is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($6.0k), higher than 22% of the 1,509 hospitals reporting CPT 42842. 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, 22 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 medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $903 | $903 | — | — | — | $903 – $903 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $921 | $921 | — | — | — | $921 – $921 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $921 | $921 | — | — | — | $921 – $921 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $948 | $948 | — | — | — | $948 – $948 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $948 | $948 | — | — | — | $948 – $948 |
| 6 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 8 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 9 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 10 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 11 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 15 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 16 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 17 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 19 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $11.5k | $11.5k | — | — | — | $11.5k – $11.5k |
| 20 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $12.0k | $12.0k | — | — | — | $12.0k – $12.0k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $14.7k | $14.7k | — | — | — | $14.7k – $14.7k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $14.7k | $14.7k | — | — | — | $14.7k – $14.7k |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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