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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CALORIC VSTBLR TEST W/REC
Austin, TX
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Ascension Seton’s median price of $19 is 90% below the median hospital's median price ($195), higher than 14% of the 1,414 hospitals reporting CPT 92538. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 2 payers, 6 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 | Tricare 1229_tricare cah outpatient 20170101 fee schedule · outpatient | $213 | $213 | — | — | — | $213 – $213 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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