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.
Original text from hospital filings
SP CHEMO W SPINAL PUNCTURE
Arlington, TX
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AMH Cath Labs LLC’s median price of $332 is 18% below the median hospital's median price ($404), higher than 29% of the 1,950 hospitals reporting CPT 96450. 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, 31 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 | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $42 | $42 | — | — | — | $42 – $42 |
| 4 | Molina managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $43 | $43 | — | — | — | $43 – $43 |
| 5 | Aetna managed medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $44 | $44 | — | — | — | $44 – $44 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $120 | $120 | — | — | — | $120 – $120 |
| 7 | Aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $191 | $191 | — | — | — | $191 – $191 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $205 | $205 | — | — | — | $205 – $205 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $228 | $228 | — | — | — | $228 – $228 |
| 10 | Cigna oap/hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $249 | $249 | — | — | — | $249 – $249 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $255 | $255 | — | — | — | $255 – $255 |
| 12 | Phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $313 | $313 | — | — | — | $313 – $313 |
| 13 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $314 | $314 | — | — | — | $314 – $314 |
| 14 | Aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $316 | $316 | — | — | — | $316 – $316 |
| 15 | Aetna coventry percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $316 | $316 | — | — | — | $316 – $316 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $332 | $332 | — | — | — | $332 – $332 |
| 17 | Phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $335 | $335 | — | — | — | $335 – $335 |
| 18 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $346 | $346 | — | — | — | $346 – $346 |
| 19 | Humana medicare advantage ppo case rate · outpatient | $346 | $346 | — | — | — | $346 – $346 |
| 20 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $349 | $349 | — | — | — | $349 – $349 |
| 21 | WellCare medicare advantage hmo case rate · outpatient | $349 | $349 | — | — | — | $349 – $349 |
| 22 | WellCare medicare advantage mmp case rate · outpatient | $366 | $366 | — | — | — | $366 – $366 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage ppo case rate · outpatient | $369 | $369 | — | — | — | $369 – $369 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage hmo case rate · outpatient | $376 | $376 | — | — | — | $376 – $376 |
| 25 | MultiPlan commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $392 | $392 | — | — | — | $392 – $392 |
Last updated: Apr 21, 2026
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