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Facility: The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 80048
- Insurance Median: $15
- Cash Discount Price: $36
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.77x 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 $8.46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $3 - $14 | 35% |
| Physicians Health Plan | $6 - $94 | 71% |
| Amish Aid | $7 - $66 | 83% |
| Self Pay | $7 - $66 | 83% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $7 - $120 | 83% |
| Aetna | $8 - $118 | 95% |
| Caresource | $8 | 95% |
| Department Of Veterans Affairs | $8 | 95% |
| Humana | $8 | 95% |
| Iu Health Plan | $8 | 95% |
| Lutheran Preferred | $8 - $146 | 95% |
| Managed Health Services | $8 - $17 | 95% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $8 | 95% |
| Medicare (plans) | $8 | 95% |
| Mhs | $8 | 95% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $8 | 95% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $8 | 95% |
| Node Mhs Mcr Adv | $8 | 95% |
| Node Va | $8 | 95% |
| One Call Work Comp | $8 | 95% |
| Php Freedom Network | $8 - $15 | 95% |
| Small Business Aid | $8 | 95% |
| Tricare | $8 | 95% |
| Cigna | $9 - $243 | 106% |
| In Dept Of Correction | $9 | 106% |
| Node Pphp Mcr Adv | $9 | 106% |
| Police And Sheriff | $9 | 106% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $11 | 130% |
| Three Rivers Preferred | $11 - $109 | 130% |
| Lutheran Advanced Network | $13 | 154% |
| Node Lutheran Three Rivers Preferred Plus 150 | $13 | 154% |
| Occunet In Work Comp | $13 | 154% |
| Sagamore | $13 - $131 | 154% |
| Align Network | $14 | 165% |
| Encore Ppo | $14 - $122 | 165% |
| Encore Wc | $15 | 177% |
| Medrisk In Work Comp | $15 | 177% |
| Node Lutheran Three Rivers Preferred Plus 175 | $15 | 177% |
| Prime Health Services | $15 - $182 | 177% |
| Three Rivers Preferred In Work Comp | $15 | 177% |
| Objective Surgical | $16 | 189% |
| In Work Comp | $17 | 201% |
| Lutheran Network | $17 | 201% |
| Multiplan | $19 - $190 | 225% |
| Encore Kba Epo | $20 | 236% |
| First Health | $21 - $187 | 248% |
| Encore | $22 - $194 | 260% |
| Encore Kba Ppo | $25 | 296% |