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Facility: Merit Health Wesley
Billing Code: 70460 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 70460
- Insurance Median: $234
- Cash Discount Price: $1,339
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.31x 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 $179.2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Magnolia | $136 - $153 | 76% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $136 - $801 | 76% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $136 - $588 | 76% |
| Magnolia Mcd Ms Chip | $137 | 76% |
| Caresource Truecare | $138 | 77% |
| Molina Chip | $147 | 82% |
| Tricare | $150 | 84% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $152 | 85% |
| First Choice | $153 - $4,201 | 85% |
| Humana | $153 | 85% |
| Medicare (plans) | $153 | 85% |
| Node Vantage Mcr Adv | $153 | 85% |
| Molina | $156 | 87% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $156 | 87% |
| Node First Choice American Health Mcr Adv | $156 | 87% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $156 | 87% |
| Node Va | $156 | 87% |
| Aetna | $158 - $2,190 | 88% |
| Node Champva | $158 | 88% |
| Node First Choice Wellcare Mcr Adv | $159 | 89% |
| Node Healthy Mississippi Mcr Adv | $171 | 95% |
| Ms Work Comp | $190 | 106% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $195 | 109% |
| First Choice Molina | $265 | 148% |
| Magnolia Exchange | $273 | 152% |
| Molina Exchange | $277 | 155% |
| First Choice Lgp | $340 | 190% |
| Vantage Health | $350 | 195% |
| Advanced Health Systems | $570 | 318% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $733 | 409% |
| Chs Group Health Plan | $1,050 | 586% |
| Self Pay | $1,103 - $1,575 | 616% |
| Cigna | $1,481 | 826% |
| Trimed Billing Solutions | $1,575 | 879% |
| Benefit Management Services | $3,413 | 1905% |
| Coventry First Health | $3,938 | 2198% |
| Ms Dept Of Rehabilitation Services | $5,251 | 2930% |