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PET IMAGING LIMITED AREA CHEST HEAD/NECK
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $1.3k is 24% below the median hospital's median price ($1.7k), higher than 18% of the 1,503 hospitals reporting CPT 78811. 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 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $138 | $138 | — | — | — | $138 – $138 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1.2k | $838 | $547 | 65% | — | $66 – $1.3k |
| 3 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1.2k | $855 | $558 | 65% | — | $67 – $1.3k |
| 4 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1.2k | $855 | $558 | 65% | — | $67 – $1.3k |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1.3k | $880 | $574 | 65% | — | $69 – $1.3k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $1.3k | $880 | $574 | 65% | — | $69 – $1.3k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $1.5k | $1.1k | $687 | 64% | — | $96 – $1.6k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $1.5k | $1.1k | $687 | 64% | — | $96 – $1.6k |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 10 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 11 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 12 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 14 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $2.5k | $1.8k | $1.1k | 65% | — | $135 – $2.6k |
| 15 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $2.5k | $1.8k | $1.1k | 65% | — | $135 – $2.6k |
| 16 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $2.9k | $2.1k | $1.3k | 65% | — | $159 – $3.1k |
| 17 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $3.0k | $2.1k | $1.4k | 65% | — | $177 – $3.1k |
| 18 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $3.5k | $2.5k | $1.6k | 65% | — | $204 – $3.7k |
| 19 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 20 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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