Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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21501 DRAIN NECK/CHEST LESION
Arlington, TX
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AMH Cath Labs LLC’s median price of $2.4k is 20% below the median hospital's median price ($3.0k), higher than 28% of the 1,961 hospitals reporting CPT 21501. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 35 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 managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $815 | $815 | — | — | — | $815 – $815 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $815 | $815 | — | — | — | $815 – $815 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $856 | $856 | — | — | — | $856 – $856 |
| 4 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $880 | $880 | — | — | — | $880 – $880 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $890 | $890 | — | — | — | $890 – $890 |
| 6 | Aetna managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $897 | $897 | — | — | — | $897 – $897 |
| 7 | Aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 8 | Cigna oap/hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 9 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 12 | Phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 13 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 14 | Aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 15 | Aetna coventry percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 16 | Phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield traditional percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 18 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 20 | Cigna indemnity percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 21 | Cigna indemnity percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield exchange case rate · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 24 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 25 | Humana medicare advantage ppo case rate · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
Last updated: Apr 21, 2026
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