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Facility: Flowers Hospital
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 84443
- Insurance Median: $19
- Cash Discount Price: $18
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.13x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $16.8 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Self Pay | $4 - $58 | 24% |
| S & S Healthcare | $6 - $48 | 36% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $7 - $12 | 42% |
| Choicecare Commercial | $9 - $68 | 54% |
| American Employee Alliance | $10 - $77 | 60% |
| Alabama Rehab | $12 | 71% |
| Coventry Healthcare | $12 - $147 | 71% |
| Bc Pml | $14 | 83% |
| Node Champva | $14 | 83% |
| Tricare | $14 | 83% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $15 - $17 | 89% |
| Viva Health | $15 - $116 | 89% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $16 - $18 | 95% |
| Humana | $16 | 95% |
| Medicare (plans) | $16 | 95% |
| Multiplan | $16 - $154 | 95% |
| Node Viva Mcr Adv | $16 | 95% |
| Aetna | $17 - $141 | 101% |
| Care Improvement Plus | $17 | 101% |
| Cigna | $17 - $27 | 101% |
| Compassionate Hands | $17 | 101% |
| Covenant Hospice | $17 | 101% |
| Dayspring Hospice | $17 | 101% |
| Eon Health Care | $17 | 101% |
| Node Clover Health Mcr Adv | $17 | 101% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $17 | 101% |
| Node Hospice Non Par | $17 | 101% |
| Node Va | $17 | 101% |
| Node Wellcare Mcr Adv | $17 | 101% |
| Occunet | $17 | 101% |
| Select Health | $17 | 101% |
| Southern Care Hospice | $17 | 101% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $17 | 101% |
| Vistacare Hospice | $17 | 101% |
| Wiregrass Hospice | $17 | 101% |
| Alamed Wc | $18 - $136 | 107% |
| Health Choice | $18 - $141 | 107% |
| Prime Health | $18 - $136 | 107% |
| Standard Textile | $18 - $135 | 107% |
| Equian | $19 - $152 | 113% |
| Qhp | $19 - $145 | 113% |
| Novanet | $20 - $154 | 119% |
| Alabama Work Comp | $21 - $160 | 125% |
| Ccn/Mednet Ppo | $21 - $164 | 125% |
| Corvel | $21 - $164 | 125% |
| Industry Buying Group | $21 - $164 | 125% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $21 | 125% |
| Galaxy Health | $22 - $174 | 131% |
| Health Payors Org | $22 - $174 | 131% |
| National Provider Net | $22 - $174 | 131% |
| Ambetter / Centene | $25 | 149% |