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Facility: Dupont Hospital LLC
Billing Code: 84153 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 84153
- Insurance Median: $50
- Cash Discount Price: $47
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 2.72x 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 $18.39 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 272% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 172%). 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 Cross Blue Shield | $10 - $29 | 54% |
| Physicians Health Plan | $15 - $115 | 82% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $16 - $143 | 87% |
| Amish Aid | $17 - $80 | 92% |
| Self Pay | $17 - $133 | 92% |
| Tricare | $17 | 92% |
| Aetna | $18 - $132 | 98% |
| Caresource | $18 | 98% |
| Department Of Veterans Affairs | $18 | 98% |
| Humana | $18 | 98% |
| Iu Health | $18 | 98% |
| Lutheran Preferred | $18 - $178 | 98% |
| Managed Health Services | $18 - $37 | 98% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $18 | 98% |
| Medicare (plans) | $18 | 98% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $18 | 98% |
| Node Mhs Mcr Adv | $18 | 98% |
| Node Non Par Hospice Agree | $18 | 98% |
| Node Va | $18 | 98% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $18 | 98% |
| In Dept Of Correction | $19 | 103% |
| Node Pphp Mcr Adv | $19 | 103% |
| Cigna | $20 - $107 | 109% |
| Php Freedom Network | $21 - $35 | 114% |
| Us Department Of Labor | $23 | 125% |
| Lutheran Advanced Network | $28 | 152% |
| Lutheran Preferred Fixed 2 | $28 | 152% |
| Align In Work Comp | $29 | 158% |
| Encore Ppo | $31 - $148 | 169% |
| Lutheran Network | $31 - $148 | 169% |
| Encore Work Comp In | $33 | 179% |
| Medical Mutual Of Oh | $33 - $157 | 179% |
| Prime Health Services | $33 - $222 | 179% |
| Sagamore | $33 - $165 | 179% |
| In Work Comp | $37 | 201% |
| Encore Kba Epo | $44 | 239% |
| Frontpath | $50 - $237 | 272% |
| Advantage Health Solutions | $51 - $246 | 277% |
| Encore Health Network | $51 - $266 | 277% |
| Multiplan | $53 - $266 | 288% |
| Encore Kba Ppo | $55 | 299% |
| Allied Benefit Systems | $56 - $266 | 305% |