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Facility: Pennsylvania Hospital
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 85018
- Insurance Median: $40
- Cash Discount Price: $117
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 16.88x 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 1688% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 1588%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cigna | $1 - $40 | 42% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $2 - $117 | 84% |
| Geisinger Health Plan | $2 - $8 | 84% |
| Health Partners | $2 - $117 | 84% |
| Humana | $2 - $94 | 84% |
| Ibc | $2 | 84% |
| Medicare (plans) | $2 | 84% |
| Pa Health And Wellness | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Penn Life (Living Independently For Elders) | $2 | 84% |
| Philadelphia Va Medical Center | $2 | 84% |
| Upmc | $2 - $117 | 84% |
| Aetna | $3 - $117 | 127% |
| Clover Health Plan | $3 | 127% |
| Elap | $3 | 127% |
| Gateway Health Plan | $3 | 127% |
| Ibc Commercial Hpn | $3 | 127% |
| Keystone First | $3 | 127% |
| Keystone Hmo Proactive | $3 | 127% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $3 - $117 | 127% |
| Pa Medical Assistance | $3 | 127% |
| Tricare | $3 | 127% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $3 - $117 | 127% |
| Us Family Health Plan | $3 | 127% |
| Centivo | $4 | 169% |
| Claims Watcher | $4 | 169% |
| Elap Services | $4 | 169% |
| Keystone Mercy Health Plan | $4 | 169% |
| Oscar Health Plan | $4 | 169% |
| Highmark | $5 | 211% |
| Penn Global Medicine | $6 | 253% |
| Horizon Nj Health | $20 - $21 | 844% |
| Pgm - Regie De L'Assurance Maladie Quebec | $27 | 1139% |
| Preferred Health Care Eliance | $30 | 1266% |
| Pgm - Kuwait Defense | $41 - $53 | 1730% |
| Devon | $44 - $53 | 1857% |
| Qualcare | $44 | 1857% |
| Coventry | $47 - $60 | 1983% |
| Pgm - Chop | $47 | 1983% |
| Wissahickon Hospice | $47 | 1983% |
| Healthamerica/Coventry | $53 - $57 | 2236% |
| Olympus | $57 | 2405% |
| First Health Global | $58 | 2447% |
| Urn-Cancer Resource Services | $58 | 2447% |
| Health Net | $70 | 2954% |
| Pgm - Royal Embassy Of Saudi Arabia | $70 | 2954% |
| Pgm - Embassy Of Qatar | $76 | 3207% |
| Pgm - Ontario Ministry Of Health And Long-Term Care (Ohip) | $76 | 3207% |
| Pgm - Embassy Of The United Emirates/Ipc | $82 | 3460% |
| Devon Health Services Inc | $94 | 3966% |
| Health America/Ccn | $94 | 3966% |
| Intergroup | $94 | 3966% |
| Pgm - Kuwait Health Division | $94 | 3966% |
| Pgm - Kuwait Oil | $94 | 3966% |
| Preferred Care | $94 | 3966% |
| Commercial Other | $117 | 4937% |
| Community Behavioral Health | $117 | 4937% |
| International Pfs | $117 | 4937% |
| Quest Behavioral Health | $117 | 4937% |
| United Behavioral Health | $117 | 4937% |
| Workers Compensation | $117 | 4937% |