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.
Original text from hospital filings
IMAGE CATH FLUID PERI/RETRO
Wheeling, WV
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Wheeling Hospital, Inc.’s median price of $1.6k is 24% below the median hospital's median price ($2.2k), higher than 24% of the 2,240 hospitals reporting CPT 49406. 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, 18 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 | UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $179 | $179 | — | — | — | $179 – $179 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $192 | $192 | $18 | 9% | — | $174 – $210 |
| 3 | Highmark chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 4 | Highmark mgd mcaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $206 | $206 | — | — | — | $206 – $206 |
| 5 | Aetna better health mgd medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $210 | $210 | — | — | — | $210 – $210 |
| 6 | Highmark highmark wholecare pennsylvania medicaid facility · other · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 7 | Anthem anthem pathway facility · other · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 8 | Caresource all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 9 | Molina all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 10 | Anthem hmo facility · other · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 11 | Highmark all pla facility · other · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 12 | Highmark all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 13 | Aetna all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 14 | Humana all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all plans facility · other · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 16 | Caresource caresource oh exchange facility · other · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield ppo facility · other · outpatient | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross blue shield traditional facility · other · outpatient | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
Last updated: Jul 9, 2026
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