Emergency department visit at Watauga Medical Center, Inc

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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HC ED VISIT LEVEL 4

Boone, NC

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Watauga Medical Center, Inc’s median price of $422 is 33% below the median hospital's median price ($629), higher than 23% of the 2,566 hospitals reporting CPT 99284. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 99284 at Watauga Medical Center, Inc

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	Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$226.70	$226.70	$226.70 – $226.70
2	UnitedHealthcare chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$226.70	$226.70	$226.70 – $226.70
3	WellCare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$228.97	$228.97	$228.97 – $228.97
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$386.43	$386.43	$386.43 – $386.43
5	Humana medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$398.38	$398.38	$398.38 – $398.38
6	Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$398.38	$398.38	$398.38 – $398.38
7	Optum vaccn behavioral health facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$398.38	$398.38	$398.38 – $398.38
8	UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$418.30	$418.30	$418.30 – $418.30
9	Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$422.28	$422.28	$422.28 – $422.28
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select/blue value/hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$618.31	$618.31	$618.31 – $618.31
11	Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$664.66	$664.66	$664.66 – $664.66
12	UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$682.89	$682.89	$682.89 – $682.89
13	Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$692.16	$692.16	$692.16 – $692.16
14	Medcost standard facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$692.98	$692.98	$692.98 – $692.98
15	UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$708.64	$708.64	$708.64 – $708.64
16	Medcost standard facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$721.62	$721.62	$721.62 – $721.62
17	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$844.60	$844.60	$844.60 – $844.60
18	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$870.35	$870.35	$844.60 – $896.10
19	Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$879.62	$879.62	$863.14 – $896.10
20	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$3,804	$3,804	$3,804 – $3,804

Last updated: Jun 3, 2026

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