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Multi-axial ankle/ft prosth
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $3.8k is 26% above the median hospital's median price ($3.1k), higher than 78% of the 849 hospitals reporting HCPCS L5979. 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 | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 3 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 4 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 5 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 7 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 8 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 11 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 12 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 15 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 16 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 17 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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