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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Creation of shunt to improve eye fluid flow
Temecula, CA
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Temecula Valley Hospital’s median price of $9.0k is 62% above the median hospital's median price ($5.6k), higher than 83% of the 1,395 hospitals reporting CPT 66179. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 5 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield qhp case rate · both | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
| 2 | Anthem managed_care case rate · both | $8.7k | $8.7k | — | — | — | $8.7k – $8.7k |
| 3 | Aetna managed_care case rate · both | $9.0k | $9.0k | — | — | — | $9.0k – $9.0k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed_care case rate · both | $9.1k | $9.1k | — | — | — | $9.1k – $9.1k |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare managed_care case rate · both | $14.7k | $14.7k | — | — | — | $14.7k – $14.7k |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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