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Facility: Crossgates River Oaks Hospital
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 85018
- Insurance Median: $4
- Cash Discount Price: $68
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.69x 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ms State Hospital Of Whitfield | $1 - $261 | 42% |
| Self Pay | $1 - $192 | 42% |
| Trimed Billing Solutions | $1 - $206 | 42% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $1 - $199 | 42% |
| Aetna | $2 - $481 | 84% |
| Caresource Truecare | $2 | 84% |
| First Choice Coventry | $2 - $357 | 84% |
| First Choice Mpcn Standard | $2 - $378 | 84% |
| First Choice Ppo Plus | $2 - $378 | 84% |
| First Choice Standard | $2 - $316 | 84% |
| Humana | $2 | 84% |
| Magnolia Mcd Chip | $2 | 84% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $2 | 84% |
| Medicare (plans) | $2 | 84% |
| Molina | $2 | 84% |
| Molina Chip | $2 | 84% |
| Node Champva | $2 | 84% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node First Choice American Health Of Ms Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node First Choice Shared Health Of Ms Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node First Choice Wellcare Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $2 | 84% |
| Node Magnolia Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Va | $2 | 84% |
| Node Vantage Health Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Windsor Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Phcs | $2 - $412 | 84% |
| Tricare | $2 | 84% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $2 | 84% |
| American Health Group | $3 - $584 | 127% |
| Beech Street | $3 - $584 | 127% |
| Benefit Management Systems | $3 - $584 | 127% |
| Cigna | $3 - $481 | 127% |
| First Choice Stratose | $3 - $550 | 127% |
| Ibew | $3 - $584 | 127% |
| Node Healthy Mississippi Mcr Adv | $3 | 127% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $3 | 127% |
| One Health Plan | $3 - $618 | 127% |
| Prime Health Services | $3 - $550 | 127% |
| Advanced Health Systems | $4 | 169% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $4 - $5 | 169% |
| First Choice Lgp | $4 - $5 | 169% |
| First Choice Preferred | $4 | 169% |
| Molina Exchange | $4 | 169% |
| Ms Dept Of Rehabilitation Services | $4 - $687 | 169% |
| Ms Work Comp | $4 | 169% |
| Node First Choice Occunet | $4 | 169% |
| Node Magnolia Exchange | $4 | 169% |
| Prime Health Wc | $4 | 169% |
| Vantage Health Commercial | $5 | 211% |