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 APPL MODALITY 1/> AREAS PARAFFIN BATH
Burlington, VT
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University of Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $6 is 81% below the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 6% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 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 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.68 | $1.68 | $1.68 – $1.68 |
| 2 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.88 | $2.88 | $2.88 – $2.88 |
| 3 | Cigna behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.60 | $3.60 | $3.60 – $3.60 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $4.01 | $4.01 | $4.01 – $4.01 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.68 | $4.68 | $4.68 – $4.68 |
| 6 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.79 | $4.79 | $4.79 – $4.79 |
| 7 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.08 | $5.08 | $5.08 – $5.08 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $5.40 | $5.40 | $4.96 – $5.84 |
| 9 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $5.52 | $5.52 | $5.07 – $5.97 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $5.81 | $5.81 | $5.81 – $5.81 |
| 11 | Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $5.84 | $5.84 | $5.84 – $5.84 |
| 12 | Excellus commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.90 | $5.90 | $5.90 – $5.90 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.91 | $5.91 | $5.91 – $5.91 |
| 14 | Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $14.14 | $14.14 | $14.14 – $14.14 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 – $16.00 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $17.42 | $17.42 | $17.42 – $17.42 |
| 17 | Bcbs Vt indemnity professional · fee schedule · both | $20.53 | $20.53 | $20.53 – $20.53 |
| 18 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $20.53 | $20.53 | $20.53 – $20.53 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $20.53 | $20.53 | $20.53 – $20.53 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $24.65 | $24.65 | $24.65 – $24.65 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $25.20 | $25.20 | $25.20 – $25.20 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $118.00 | $118.00 | $118.00 – $118.00 |
Last updated: Oct 12, 2026
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