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Facility: The Orthopaedic Hospital of Lutheran Health Networ
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 85018
- Insurance Median: $10
- Cash Discount Price: $20
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 4.22x 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 422% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 322%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aetna | $2 - $37 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Caresource | $2 | 84% |
| Department Of Veterans Affairs | $2 | 84% |
| Humana | $2 | 84% |
| In Dept Of Correction | $2 | 84% |
| Iu Health Plan | $2 | 84% |
| Managed Health Services | $2 - $5 | 84% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $2 | 84% |
| Medicare (plans) | $2 | 84% |
| Mhs | $2 | 84% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $2 | 84% |
| Node Mhs Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Pphp Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Va | $2 | 84% |
| One Call Work Comp | $2 | 84% |
| Police And Sheriff | $2 | 84% |
| Small Business Aid | $2 | 84% |
| Tricare | $2 | 84% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $2 - $38 | 84% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $3 | 127% |
| Physicians Health Plan | $3 - $30 | 127% |
| Align Network | $4 | 169% |
| Amish Aid | $4 - $21 | 169% |
| Encore Wc | $4 | 169% |
| Lutheran Advanced Network | $4 | 169% |
| Lutheran Preferred | $4 - $46 | 169% |
| Medrisk In Work Comp | $4 | 169% |
| Node Lutheran Three Rivers Preferred Plus 150 | $4 | 169% |
| Node Lutheran Three Rivers Preferred Plus 175 | $4 | 169% |
| Occunet In Work Comp | $4 | 169% |
| Php Freedom Network | $4 | 169% |
| Prime Health Services | $4 - $58 | 169% |
| Self Pay | $4 - $21 | 169% |
| Three Rivers Preferred In Work Comp | $4 | 169% |
| Cigna | $5 - $77 | 211% |
| In Work Comp | $5 | 211% |
| Lutheran Network | $5 | 211% |
| Objective Surgical | $5 | 211% |
| Three Rivers Preferred | $5 - $35 | 211% |
| Encore Kba Epo | $6 | 253% |
| Encore Ppo | $6 - $38 | 253% |
| Sagamore | $6 - $42 | 253% |
| Encore Kba Ppo | $7 | 295% |
| Multiplan | $9 - $60 | 380% |
| Encore | $10 - $62 | 422% |
| First Health | $10 - $59 | 422% |