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Facility: Adventist Health Hanford
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 85018
- Insurance Median: $9
- Cash Discount Price: $13
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 3.80x 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 $2.37 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.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 380% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 280%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Shield Non-Epn - All Other Plans | $1 - $42 | 42% |
| Cigna | $1 - $48 | 42% |
| Community Hlth Ntwork-All Plans | $1 - $54 | 42% |
| Healthnet - All Other Plans | $1 - $43 | 42% |
| Kaiser - All Other Plans | $1 - $40 | 42% |
| Key Medical Group Commercial - All Other Plans | $1 - $2 | 42% |
| Phcs Ppo- All Plans | $1 - $53 | 42% |
| Beech Street- All Plans | $2 - $69 | 84% |
| Blue Shield Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Choicecare- All Plans | $2 - $66 | 84% |
| Fhcn Pace Mcr Adv-All Plans | $2 | 84% |
| First Health - All Plans | $2 - $63 | 84% |
| Fresno - All Plans | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Healthnet Mcal | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Healthnet Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Interplan- All Plans | $2 - $68 | 84% |
| Kaiser Mcal | $2 - $3 | 84% |
| Kaiser Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Key Medical Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Medi-Cal | $2 - $3 | 84% |
| Multiplan- All Plans | $2 - $67 | 84% |
| Pacific Health Alliance- All Plans | $2 - $79 | 84% |
| Preferred Health Network- All Plans | $2 - $77 | 84% |
| Prime Health Mcr Adv- All Plans | $2 | 84% |
| Tricare | $2 | 84% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $2 - $34 | 84% |
| Valley Childrens - All Plans | $2 - $5 | 84% |
| Ah Employee Health Plan - All Plans | $4 | 169% |
| Bright Health Mcr Adv-All Plans | $4 | 169% |
| Aetna | $14 - $29 | 591% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $24 - $29 | 1013% |
| Western Growers/Pinnacle- All Plans | $26 - $37 | 1097% |
| Blue Shield Epn | $27 - $38 | 1139% |