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 PILD/PLACEBO CONTROL CLIN TR
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $970 is 88% below the median hospital's median price ($7.8k), higher than 10% of the 1,195 hospitals reporting HCPCS G0276. 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 | $332 | $332 | — | — | — | $332 – $332 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $339 | $339 | — | — | — | $339 – $339 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $339 | $339 | — | — | — | $339 – $339 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $349 | $349 | — | — | — | $349 – $349 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $349 | $349 | — | — | — | $349 – $349 |
| 6 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $512 | $512 | — | — | — | $512 – $512 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $512 | $512 | — | — | — | $512 – $512 |
| 8 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $603 | $603 | — | — | — | $603 – $603 |
| 9 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $875 | $875 | — | — | — | $875 – $875 |
| 10 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $882 | $882 | — | — | — | $882 – $882 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $970 | $970 | — | — | — | $970 – $970 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $970 | $970 | — | — | — | $970 – $970 |
| 13 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 15 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 16 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 17 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 19 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $13.9k | $13.9k | — | — | — | $13.9k – $13.9k |
| 20 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $14.5k | $14.5k | — | — | — | $14.5k – $14.5k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $17.8k | $17.8k | — | — | — | $17.8k – $17.8k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $17.8k | $17.8k | — | — | — | $17.8k – $17.8k |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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