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
BRIEF COMUNICAJ TECH-BSD SVC
Austin, TX
See all hospitals reporting CPT 98016 →Price type
Ascension Seton’s median price of $52 is 169% above the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 85% of the 654 hospitals reporting CPT 98016. 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, 2 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.
Filter by billing methodology
Filter by billing class
| # | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4440_blue cross blue shield hpn 20250501 fee schedule · outpatient | $52 | $52 | — | — | — | $52 – $52 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4497_blue cross blue shield hpn (dell, williamson,hays) 20250501 fee schedule · outpatient | $52 | $52 | — | — | — | $52 – $52 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
See Virtual check-in with established patient pricing across every hospital in the network reporting it, or ask Claude or any MCP client directly — see how to connect.