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Facility: Merit Health Wesley
Billing Code: 84153 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 84153
- Insurance Median: $20
- Cash Discount Price: $232
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.09x 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medicaid / KanCare | $13 - $18 | 71% |
| Caresource Truecare | $17 | 92% |
| Magnolia | $17 - $18 | 92% |
| Magnolia Mcd Ms Chip | $17 | 92% |
| Tricare | $17 | 92% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $17 - $102 | 92% |
| First Choice | $18 - $728 | 98% |
| Humana | $18 | 98% |
| Medicare (plans) | $18 | 98% |
| Molina | $18 | 98% |
| Molina Chip | $18 | 98% |
| Node Champva | $18 | 98% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $18 | 98% |
| Node First Choice American Health Mcr Adv | $18 | 98% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $18 | 98% |
| Node Va | $18 | 98% |
| Node Vantage Mcr Adv | $18 | 98% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $18 | 98% |
| Aetna | $19 - $380 | 103% |
| Node First Choice Wellcare Mcr Adv | $19 | 103% |
| Node Healthy Mississippi Mcr Adv | $20 | 109% |
| Advanced Health Systems | $23 | 125% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $23 | 125% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $23 | 125% |
| First Choice Molina | $31 | 169% |
| Magnolia Exchange | $32 | 174% |
| Molina Exchange | $32 | 174% |
| Ms Work Comp | $34 | 185% |
| First Choice Lgp | $40 | 218% |
| Vantage Health | $41 | 223% |
| Chs Group Health Plan | $182 | 990% |
| Self Pay | $191 - $273 | 1039% |
| Cigna | $257 | 1397% |
| Trimed Billing Solutions | $273 | 1485% |
| Benefit Management Services | $592 | 3219% |
| Coventry First Health | $683 | 3714% |
| Ms Dept Of Rehabilitation Services | $910 | 4948% |