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
ECMO/ECLS INITIATION VENOUS
Waco, TX
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Ascension Providence’s median price of $437 is 85% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 17% of the 1,479 hospitals reporting CPT 33946. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 1 payer, 4 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 872_blue cross blue shield myblueheath 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $259 | $259 | — | — | — | $259 – $259 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 871_blue cross blue shield advantage hmo 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $324 | $324 | — | — | — | $324 – $324 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 870_blue cross blue shield hmo essentials 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $551 | $551 | — | — | — | $551 – $551 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 869_blue cross blue shield ppo 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $612 | $612 | — | — | — | $612 – $612 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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