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Facility: Merit Health Women's Hospital
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 85018
- Insurance Median: $3
- Cash Discount Price: $36
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.27x 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coventry First Health | $1 - $173 | 42% |
| First Choice Mpcn | $1 - $150 | 42% |
| First Choice Ppo Plus | $1 - $183 | 42% |
| First Choice Standard | $1 - $153 | 42% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $1 - $95 | 42% |
| Advanced Health Systems | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Aetna | $2 - $233 | 84% |
| Benefit Management Systems | $2 - $283 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $2 - $5 | 84% |
| Caresource Truecare | $2 | 84% |
| Cigna | $2 - $73 | 84% |
| First Choice Stratose | $2 - $266 | 84% |
| Health Choice Of Mississippi | $2 - $266 | 84% |
| Humana | $2 | 84% |
| Magnolia Mcd Ms Chip | $2 | 84% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $2 | 84% |
| Medicare (plans) | $2 | 84% |
| Mississippi Department Of Rehabilitation Services | $2 - $333 | 84% |
| Molina Chip | $2 | 84% |
| Molina Exchange | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Ms Work Comp | $2 - $333 | 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 Seven Corners | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Node First Choice Wellcare Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Molina Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Shared Health Of Ms Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Va | $2 | 84% |
| Node Vantage Health Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Windsor Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Prime Health Services | $2 - $266 | 84% |
| Self Pay | $2 - $73 | 84% |
| Tricare | $2 | 84% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $2 | 84% |
| Node Healthy Mississippi Mcr Adv | $3 | 127% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $3 | 127% |
| Trimed Billing Solutions | $3 - $100 | 127% |
| First Choice Preferred | $4 | 169% |
| Magnolia Exchange | $4 | 169% |
| Occunet | $4 | 169% |
| State Hospital | $4 - $127 | 169% |
| First Choice Lgp | $5 | 211% |
| Vantage Health | $5 | 211% |