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PR CATHETER ASPIRATION NASOTRACHEAL SPX
Albany, NY
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Albany Medical Center Hospital’s median price of $56 is 77% below the median hospital's median price ($243), higher than 5% of the 2,039 hospitals reporting CPT 31720. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 67 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access large group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $15.91 | $15.91 | $4.21 – $27.60 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access small group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $15.91 | $15.91 | $4.21 – $27.60 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $15.91 | $15.91 | $4.21 – $27.60 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all products facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $19.89 | $19.89 | $5.27 – $34.50 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all products facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21.21 | $21.21 | $5.62 – $36.80 |
| 6 | MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.54 | $22.54 | $5.97 – $39.10 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo_pos facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $26.51 | $26.51 | $7.02 – $46.00 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $26.51 | $26.51 | $7.02 – $46.00 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare veterans affairs community care network (vaccn) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $26.51 | $26.51 | $7.02 – $46.00 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_csw_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $41.01 | $41.01 | $41.01 – $41.01 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_csw_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $41.01 | $41.01 | $41.01 – $41.01 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.25 | $42.25 | $42.25 – $42.25 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.25 | $42.25 | $42.25 – $42.25 |
| 14 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.26 | $42.26 | $42.26 – $42.26 |
| 15 | Tricare all products_nonphysician_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.26 | $42.26 | $42.26 – $42.26 |
| 16 | Highmark medicare_midlevel_nof professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $43.01 | $43.01 | $43.01 – $43.01 |
| 17 | Highmark medicare_midlevel_off professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $43.01 | $43.01 | $43.01 – $43.01 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $46.48 | $46.48 | $46.48 – $46.48 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $46.48 | $46.48 | $46.48 – $46.48 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $47.29 | $47.29 | $47.29 – $47.29 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $47.29 | $47.29 | $47.29 – $47.29 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $49.71 | $49.71 | $49.71 – $49.71 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $49.71 | $49.71 | $49.71 – $49.71 |
| 24 | Highmark medicaid_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $49.71 | $49.71 | $49.71 – $49.71 |
| 25 | Highmark medicaid_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $49.71 | $49.71 | $49.71 – $49.71 |
Last updated: Dec 31, 2025
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