Caloric balance test, both ears, one temperature at Ascension Seton

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

CALORIC VSTBLR TEST W/REC

Austin, TX

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Ascension Seton’s median price of $152 is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($195), higher than 37% of the 1,414 hospitals reporting CPT 92538. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 92538 at Ascension Seton

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 18 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 4127_blue cross blue shield bav exchange 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$9	$9	—	—	—	$9 – $9
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4440_blue cross blue shield hpn 20250501 fee schedule · outpatient	$18	$18	—	—	—	$18 – $18
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4497_blue cross blue shield hpn (dell, williamson,hays) 20250501 fee schedule · outpatient	$18	$18	—	—	—	$18 – $18
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4095_blue cross blue shield hmo essentials 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield 4094_blue cross blue shield ppo 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient	$22	$22	—	—	—	$22 – $22
6	Aetna 4659_medicare advantage aetna inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
7	Devoted 4684_medicare advantage devoted health inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
8	Devoted 4918_medicare advantage devoted health outpatient 20250811 other · outpatient	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
9	Humana 4661_medicare advantage humana inpatient (aus,hay,nw,sw) 20251001 other · inpatient	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
10	Humana 4921_medicare advantage humana outpatient (aus,hay,nw,sw.smv) 20250811 other · outpatient	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
11	Tricare 4696_tricare inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
12	WellCare 4691_medicare advantage wellcare inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
13	WellCare 4929_medicare advantage wellcare outpatient 20250811 other · outpatient	$152	$152	—	—	—	$152 – $152
14	UnitedHealthcare 4687_medicare advantage united healthcare inpatient (aus,nw,sw,hay) 20251001 other · inpatient	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
15	UnitedHealthcare 4928_medicare advantage united healthcare outpatient (aus,nw,sw,hay,smv) 20250811 other · outpatient	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
16	Tricare 1229_tricare cah outpatient 20170101 fee schedule · outpatient	$213	$213	—	—	—	$213 – $213
17	Ambetter 4652_superior ambetter inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$273	$273	—	—	—	$273 – $273
18	Ambetter 4960_superior ambetter outpatient 20250811 other · outpatient	$273	$273	—	—	—	$273 – $273

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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