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SUCTION NASOTRACHEAL
Arlington, TX
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AMH Cath Labs LLC’s median price of $212 is 13% below the median hospital's median price ($243), higher than 35% 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: 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 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.32 | $22.32 | $22.32 – $22.32 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.32 | $22.32 | $22.32 – $22.32 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.45 | $23.45 | $23.45 – $23.45 |
| 4 | Molina managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $24.10 | $24.10 | $24.10 – $24.10 |
| 5 | Aetna managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $24.55 | $24.55 | $24.55 – $24.55 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield exchange percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $72.72 | $72.72 | $72.72 – $72.72 |
| 7 | Aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $102.96 | $102.96 | $102.96 – $102.96 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $115.85 | $115.85 | $115.85 – $115.85 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $128.89 | $128.89 | $128.89 – $128.89 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $137.29 | $137.29 | $137.29 – $137.29 |
| 11 | Cigna oap/hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $138.61 | $138.61 | $138.61 – $138.61 |
| 12 | Phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $174.27 | $174.27 | $174.27 – $174.27 |
| 13 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $174.77 | $174.77 | $174.77 – $174.77 |
| 14 | Aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $175.78 | $175.78 | $175.78 – $175.78 |
| 15 | Aetna coventry percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $175.78 | $175.78 | $175.78 – $175.78 |
| 16 | Phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $186.81 | $186.81 | $186.81 – $186.81 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield traditional percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $206.87 | $206.87 | $206.87 – $206.87 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield exchange case rate · outpatient | $211.55 | $211.55 | $211.55 – $211.55 |
| 19 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $218.15 | $218.15 | $218.15 – $218.15 |
| 20 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $218.15 | $218.15 | $218.15 – $218.15 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $220.34 | $220.34 | $220.34 – $220.34 |
| 22 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $229.15 | $229.15 | $229.15 – $229.15 |
| 23 | Humana medicare advantage ppo case rate · outpatient | $229.15 | $229.15 | $229.15 – $229.15 |
| 24 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $231.35 | $231.35 | $231.35 – $231.35 |
| 25 | WellCare medicare advantage hmo case rate · outpatient | $231.35 | $231.35 | $231.35 – $231.35 |
Last updated: Apr 21, 2026
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