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
CHG SMALL ANIMAL INOC W OBSERV/DISSEC
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $18 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($18), higher than 47% of the 1,347 hospitals reporting CPT 87003. 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, 17 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 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $10 | $10 | — | — | — | $10 – $10 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 5 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 6 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 7 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 9 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 10 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 11 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 14 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $31 | — | — | — | $31 – $31 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $31 | $31 | — | — | — | $31 – $31 |
| 16 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 17 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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