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HC CHEST 2 VWS FRONT LATERAL
Boone, NC
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Watauga Medical Center, Inc’s median price of $87 is 29% below the median hospital's median price ($124), higher than 23% of the 2,640 hospitals reporting CPT 71046. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 20 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 medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $79.91 | $79.91 | $79.91 – $79.91 |
| 2 | Humana medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $82.38 | $82.38 | $82.38 – $82.38 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $82.38 | $82.38 | $82.38 – $82.38 |
| 4 | Optum vaccn behavioral health facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $82.38 | $82.38 | $82.38 – $82.38 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $83.42 | $83.42 | $83.42 – $83.42 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $83.42 | $83.42 | $83.42 – $83.42 |
| 7 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $84.25 | $84.25 | $84.25 – $84.25 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $86.50 | $86.50 | $86.50 – $86.50 |
| 9 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $87.32 | $87.32 | $87.32 – $87.32 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select/blue value/hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $210.12 | $210.12 | $210.12 – $210.12 |
| 11 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $244.57 | $244.57 | $244.57 – $244.57 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $251.28 | $251.28 | $251.28 – $251.28 |
| 13 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $254.69 | $254.69 | $254.69 – $254.69 |
| 14 | Medcost standard facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $254.99 | $254.99 | $254.99 – $254.99 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $260.75 | $260.75 | $260.75 – $260.75 |
| 16 | Medcost standard facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $265.53 | $265.53 | $265.53 – $265.53 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $310.78 | $310.78 | $310.78 – $310.78 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $320.26 | $320.26 | $310.78 – $329.73 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $323.67 | $323.67 | $317.60 – $329.73 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · per diem · outpatient | $562.00 | $562.00 | $562.00 – $562.00 |
Last updated: Jun 3, 2026
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