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 CHEMOTX ADMN PLEURAL CAVITY REQ&W/THORACNTS
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $305 is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($391), higher than 13% of the 1,323 hospitals reporting CPT 96440. 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 | $123 | $123 | — | — | — | $123 – $123 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $126 | $126 | — | — | — | $126 – $126 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $126 | $126 | — | — | — | $126 – $126 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $130 | $130 | — | — | — | $130 – $130 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $130 | $130 | — | — | — | $130 – $130 |
| 6 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $255 | $255 | — | — | — | $255 – $255 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $255 | $255 | — | — | — | $255 – $255 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $268 | $268 | — | — | — | $268 – $268 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $268 | $268 | — | — | — | $268 – $268 |
| 10 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $300 | $300 | — | — | — | $300 – $300 |
| 11 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $310 | $310 | — | — | — | $310 – $310 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $314 | $314 | — | — | — | $314 – $314 |
| 13 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $314 | $314 | — | — | — | $314 – $314 |
| 14 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $314 | $314 | — | — | — | $314 – $314 |
| 15 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $322 | $322 | — | — | — | $322 – $322 |
| 16 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $323 | $323 | — | — | — | $323 – $323 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $323 | $323 | — | — | — | $323 – $323 |
| 18 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $377 | $377 | — | — | — | $377 – $377 |
| 19 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $647 | $647 | — | — | — | $647 – $647 |
| 20 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $673 | $673 | — | — | — | $673 – $673 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $826 | $826 | — | — | — | $826 – $826 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $826 | $826 | — | — | — | $826 – $826 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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