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Facility: Knapp Medical Center
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 84443
- Insurance Median: $18
- Cash Discount Price: $16
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.07x 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 $16.8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Corvel | $12 | 71% |
| Provider Network Of America | $13 | 77% |
| Zelis Healthcare Fka Stratose | $13 | 77% |
| Superior Health Plan | $14 - $29 | 83% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $14 - $29 | 83% |
| Molina | $15 - $30 | 89% |
| Provider Select | $15 | 89% |
| Three Rivers | $15 | 89% |
| Americas Choice Provider Network (Acpn) | $16 | 95% |
| Division Of Immigration Health | $16 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $17 - $61 | 101% |
| Cigna | $17 - $28 | 101% |
| Coventry (First Health) | $17 | 101% |
| Medicare (plans) | $17 | 101% |
| Prime Health Services | $17 | 101% |
| Texas Bluebonnet Health Plan | $17 - $28 | 101% |
| Tricare | $17 | 101% |
| Veterans Evaluation Services | $17 | 101% |
| Wellmed Aarp Ma Fka Physicians Health Choice | $17 | 101% |
| Worker Comp | $17 | 101% |
| Imperial Insurance Companies | $18 | 107% |
| Multiplan | $18 | 107% |
| Provider Partners Health Plan | $18 | 107% |
| Texas Oncology Pa Op | $21 | 125% |
| Frontier Health (Fka Asserta Health) | $22 | 131% |
| Magic Valley Electric Cooperative | $22 | 131% |
| Employer Direct Healthcare | $24 | 143% |
| Corporate Remedies (Wc) | $25 | 149% |
| Naphcare | $26 | 155% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $27 - $28 | 161% |
| Occunet | $29 | 173% |
| Baker Benefits Administrators | $34 | 202% |