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
Mon cable elec/pneum vad rep
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $369 is 1% below the median hospital's median price ($373), higher than 43% of the 883 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0486. 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 | $175 | $175 | — | — | — | $175 – $175 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $175 | $175 | — | — | — | $175 – $175 |
| 3 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $316 | $316 | — | — | — | $316 – $316 |
| 4 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $316 | $316 | — | — | — | $316 – $316 |
| 5 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $316 | $316 | — | — | — | $316 – $316 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $359 | $359 | — | — | — | $359 – $359 |
| 7 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $359 | $359 | — | — | — | $359 – $359 |
| 8 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $359 | $359 | — | — | — | $359 – $359 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $369 | $369 | — | — | — | $369 – $369 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $369 | $369 | — | — | — | $369 – $369 |
| 11 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $393 | $393 | — | — | — | $393 – $393 |
| 12 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $393 | $393 | — | — | — | $393 – $393 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $446 | $446 | — | — | — | $446 – $446 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $505 | $505 | — | — | — | $505 – $505 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $505 | $505 | — | — | — | $505 – $505 |
| 16 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $650 | $650 | — | — | — | $650 – $650 |
| 17 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $650 | $650 | — | — | — | $650 – $650 |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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