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Facility: Knapp Medical Center
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 85018
- Insurance Median: $2
- Cash Discount Price: $2
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 0.84x 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Americas Choice Provider Network (Acpn) | $2 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $2 - $9 | 84% |
| Cigna | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Corvel | $2 | 84% |
| Coventry (First Health) | $2 | 84% |
| Division Of Immigration Health | $2 | 84% |
| Medicare (plans) | $2 | 84% |
| Molina | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Multiplan | $2 | 84% |
| Prime Health Services | $2 | 84% |
| Provider Network Of America | $2 | 84% |
| Provider Partners Health Plan | $2 | 84% |
| Provider Select | $2 | 84% |
| Superior Health Plan | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Texas Bluebonnet Health Plan | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Three Rivers | $2 | 84% |
| Tricare | $2 | 84% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $2 - $4 | 84% |
| Veterans Evaluation Services | $2 | 84% |
| Wellmed Aarp Ma Fka Physicians Health Choice | $2 | 84% |
| Worker Comp | $2 | 84% |
| Zelis Healthcare Fka Stratose | $2 | 84% |
| Employer Direct Healthcare | $3 | 127% |
| Frontier Health (Fka Asserta Health) | $3 | 127% |
| Imperial Insurance Companies | $3 | 127% |
| Magic Valley Electric Cooperative | $3 | 127% |
| Texas Oncology Pa Op | $3 | 127% |
| Corporate Remedies (Wc) | $4 | 169% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $4 | 169% |
| Naphcare | $4 | 169% |
| Occunet | $4 | 169% |
| Baker Benefits Administrators | $5 | 211% |