RC 306
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HC AEROBE ID BY MS
Boone, NC
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Watauga Medical Center, Inc’s median price of $45 is 17% below the median hospital's median price ($54), higher than 40% of the 1,799 hospitals reporting RC 306. 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 | $11.62 | $43.12 | $4.14 – $404.28 |
| 2 | Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $44.46 | $4.27 – $416.78 |
| 3 | Humana medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $44.46 | $4.27 – $416.78 |
| 4 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $44.46 | $4.27 – $416.78 |
| 5 | Optum vaccn behavioral health facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.98 | $44.46 | $4.27 – $416.78 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.58 | $46.68 | $4.48 – $437.62 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.70 | $47.13 | $4.53 – $441.79 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $35.00 | $48.49 | $2.42 – $245.19 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare chip/medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $35.00 | $48.49 | $2.42 – $245.19 |
| 10 | WellCare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $35.35 | $48.97 | $2.45 – $247.64 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $18.55 | $66.30 | $6.62 – $644.81 |
| 12 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $102.60 | $142.16 | $7.10 – $718.86 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $105.42 | $146.06 | $7.29 – $738.58 |
| 14 | Medcost ultra facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $106.85 | $148.04 | $7.39 – $748.61 |
| 15 | Medcost standard facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $106.98 | $148.22 | $7.40 – $749.50 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $109.39 | $151.57 | $7.57 – $766.43 |
| 17 | Medcost standard facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $111.40 | $154.34 | $7.71 – $780.47 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue select/blue value/hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $121.25 | $168.00 | $8.39 – $849.54 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $114.08 | $170.18 | $7.42 – $969.18 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $138.33 | $188.14 | $9.22 – $969.18 |
Last updated: Jun 3, 2026
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