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Facility: Seneca District Hospital
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 85018
- Insurance Median: $22
- Cash Discount Price: $19
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 9.28x 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 928% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 828%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ambetter / Centene | $3 | 127% |
| Amthem Bc Mcal | $3 | 127% |
| Medi-Cal | $3 | 127% |
| Partnership Hp-All Plans | $3 | 127% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $9 - $23 | 380% |
| Tricare | $16 | 675% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $19 - $21 | 802% |
| Imperial Hp Ma-All Plans | $19 | 802% |
| Blue Shield Ipf/Ca Exchange | $21 | 886% |
| Beech Street Corp- All Plans | $22 | 928% |
| Cigna | $22 | 928% |
| Integrated Hp-All Plans | $22 | 928% |
| Interplan Corp- All Plans | $22 | 928% |
| Medincrease- All Plans | $22 | 928% |
| Multiplan- All Plans | $22 | 928% |
| Pacificare - All Plans | $22 | 928% |
| Provider Ntwrk Of America-All Plans | $22 | 928% |
| Alliance- All Plans | $23 | 970% |
| Blue Shield Of Ca- All Other Plans | $23 | 970% |
| Community Care Network - All Plans | $23 | 970% |
| Coventry- All Plans | $23 | 970% |
| Healthnet - All Other Plans | $23 | 970% |
| Northern Nevada Health Network- All Plans | $23 | 970% |
| Superior California Ppo - All Plans | $23 | 970% |
| Three Rivers- All Plans | $23 | 970% |