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REFILL/MAINT PORTABLE PUMP
Austin, TX
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Ascension Seton’s median price of $454 is 64% above the median hospital's median price ($276), higher than 80% of the 1,831 hospitals reporting CPT 96521. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 10 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 | Tricare 1229_tricare cah outpatient 20170101 fee schedule · outpatient | $167 | $167 | — | — | — | $167 – $167 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4127_blue cross blue shield bav exchange 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $255 | $255 | — | — | — | $255 – $255 |
| 3 | Aetna 4335_aetna sha aisd 20250101 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $409 | $409 | — | — | — | $409 – $409 |
| 4 | Aetna 4489_aetna aco hmo 20250801 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $409 | $409 | — | — | — | $409 – $409 |
| 5 | Aetna 4490_aetna multi-tier whole health sha 20250801 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $454 | $454 | — | — | — | $454 – $454 |
| 6 | Aetna 4486_aetna hmo 20250801 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $498 | $498 | — | — | — | $498 – $498 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4440_blue cross blue shield hpn 20250501 fee schedule · outpatient | $506 | $506 | — | — | — | $506 – $506 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4497_blue cross blue shield hpn (dell, williamson,hays) 20250501 fee schedule · outpatient | $506 | $506 | — | — | — | $506 – $506 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4095_blue cross blue shield hmo essentials 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $558 | $558 | — | — | — | $558 – $558 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4094_blue cross blue shield ppo 20250101 fee schedule · outpatient | $618 | $618 | — | — | — | $618 – $618 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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