Emergency pericardial drainage, age 6+, no congenital heart defect at Wheeling Hospital, Inc.

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

PRCRD DRG 6YR+ W/O CGEN CAR

Wheeling, WV

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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $234 is 89% below the median hospital's median price ($2.2k), higher than 9% of the 1,747 hospitals reporting CPT 33017. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 33017 at Wheeling Hospital, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 17 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	Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient	$146	$146	—	—	—	$146 – $146
2	Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$206	$206	—	—	—	$206 – $206
3	Highmark mgd mcaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$206	$206	—	—	—	$206 – $206
4	Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$210	$210	—	—	—	$210 – $210
5	Aetna Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$210	$210	—	—	—	$210 – $210
6	Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient	$225	$225	—	—	—	$225 – $225
7	Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient	$225	$225	—	—	—	$225 – $225
8	Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient	$225	$225	—	—	—	$225 – $225
9	Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient	$232	$232	—	—	—	$232 – $232
10	Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient	$232	$232	—	—	—	$232 – $232
11	Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient	$234	$234	—	—	—	$234 – $234
12	Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient	$237	$237	—	—	—	$237 – $237
13	Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient	$237	$237	—	—	—	$237 – $237
14	UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient	$246	$246	—	—	—	$246 – $246
15	Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient	$248	$248	—	—	—	$248 – $248
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient	$954	$954	—	—	—	$954 – $954
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient	$954	$954	—	—	—	$954 – $954

Last updated: Jul 9, 2026

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