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HC - CATHETER ASPIRATION NASOTRACHEAL SPX
Malone, NY
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Alice Hyde Medical Center’s median price of $165 is 32% below the median hospital's median price ($243), higher than 20% 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: 5 payers, 10 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 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $95.75 | $95.75 | $95.75 – $95.75 |
| 2 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $117.23 | $117.23 | $117.23 – $117.23 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $165.33 | $165.33 | $165.33 – $165.33 |
| 4 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $165.33 | $165.33 | $165.33 – $165.33 |
| 5 | Humana tricare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $165.33 | $165.33 | $165.33 – $165.33 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $165.33 | $165.33 | $165.33 – $165.33 |
| 7 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $435.37 | $435.37 | $435.37 – $435.37 |
| 8 | Highmark ind/fep/ppo/hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $448.90 | $448.90 | $448.90 – $448.90 |
| 9 | Excellus commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $756.51 | $756.51 | $756.51 – $756.51 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $9,020 | $9,020 | $9,020 – $9,020 |
Last updated: Sep 8, 2026
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