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.
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PR GASTRIC INTUBATION/ASPIRATION, DIAGNOSTIC, MULTIPLE SPECIMEN
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $146 is 26% below the median hospital's median price ($198), higher than 23% of the 1,507 hospitals reporting CPT 43755. 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 | $54 | $54 | — | — | — | $54 – $54 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $55 | $55 | — | — | — | $55 – $55 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $55 | $55 | — | — | — | $55 – $55 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $57 | $57 | — | — | — | $57 – $57 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $57 | $57 | — | — | — | $57 – $57 |
| 6 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $116 | $116 | — | — | — | $116 – $116 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $116 | $116 | — | — | — | $116 – $116 |
| 8 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $136 | $136 | — | — | — | $136 – $136 |
| 9 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $139 | $139 | — | — | — | $139 – $139 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $144 | $144 | — | — | — | $144 – $144 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 12 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 13 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $148 | $148 | — | — | — | $148 – $148 |
| 14 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $152 | $152 | — | — | — | $152 – $152 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $152 | $152 | — | — | — | $152 – $152 |
| 16 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $169 | $169 | — | — | — | $169 – $169 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $186 | $186 | — | — | — | $186 – $186 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $186 | $186 | — | — | — | $186 – $186 |
| 19 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $305 | $305 | — | — | — | $305 – $305 |
| 20 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $318 | $318 | — | — | — | $318 – $318 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $390 | $390 | — | — | — | $390 – $390 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $390 | $390 | — | — | — | $390 – $390 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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