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Chest / medical

Four ways to pay for the same line. Sort by insured markup to see where the hospital actually makes money.

SKUCashMedicaidMedicareInsuredInsured − cash
Chest pain workup (EKG + trop + CT optional extra)$2,400$1,647$2,112$4,330$1,930
Observation stay (night)$2,800$1,922$2,464$5,051$2,251
Sepsis bundle (fluids + abx + labs + facility)$3,800$2,608$3,344$6,855$3,055
Stroke alert workup (CT + labs + facility)$4,200$2,883$3,696$7,577$3,377

Cash modeled Other payers modeled See evidence.