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 PLACE GASTROSTOMY TUBE,NEONATE
Iowa City, IA
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University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center’s median price of $1.4k is 20% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 60% of the 1,462 hospitals reporting CPT 43831. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 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 professional · fee schedule · both | $539.71 | $539.71 | $539.71 – $539.71 |
| 2 | Molina medicaid/chip professional · fee schedule · both | $539.71 | $539.71 | $539.71 – $539.71 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare professional · fee schedule · both | $539.71 | $539.71 | $539.71 – $539.71 |
| 4 | Healthpartners medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $550.50 | $550.50 | $550.50 – $550.50 |
| 5 | Wellmark medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $550.50 | $550.50 | $550.50 – $550.50 |
| 6 | Oscar commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $786.56 | $786.56 | $0.63 – $1,572 |
| 7 | Healthpartners level 3 plans professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,061 | $1,061 | $0.85 – $2,122 |
| 8 | Sanford Health Plan commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,061 | $1,061 | $0.85 – $2,122 |
| 9 | MultiPlan commercial professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,149 | $1,149 | $0.92 – $2,296 |
| 10 | Wellmark hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $1,190 | $1,190 | $1,190 – $1,190 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare whirlpool professional · fee schedule · both | $1,369 | $1,369 | $1,369 – $1,369 |
| 12 | Wellmark indemnity/ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $1,400 | $1,400 | $1,400 – $1,400 |
| 13 | Healthpartners level 1 plans professional · fee schedule · both | $1,526 | $1,526 | $1,526 – $1,526 |
| 14 | Aetna coventry star preferred professional · fee schedule · both | $1,545 | $1,545 | $1,545 – $1,545 |
| 15 | Healthpartners level 2 plans professional · fee schedule · both | $1,659 | $1,659 | $1,659 – $1,659 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare river valley/heritage professional · fee schedule · both | $1,667 | $1,667 | $1,667 – $1,667 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare deere premier professional · fee schedule · both | $1,766 | $1,766 | $1,766 – $1,766 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare all payer professional · fee schedule · both | $1,942 | $1,942 | $1,942 – $1,942 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare group specific professional · fee schedule · both | $1,942 | $1,942 | $1,942 – $1,942 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare options ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $2,417 | $2,417 | $2,417 – $2,417 |
| 21 | Aetna hmo professional · fee schedule · both | $7,191 | $7,191 | $7,191 – $7,191 |
| 22 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $7,191 | $7,191 | $7,191 – $7,191 |
Last updated: Feb 27, 2026
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