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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EMR DPT VST MAYX REQ PHY/QHP
Austin, TX
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Ascension Seton’s median price of $51 is 65% below the median hospital's median price ($145), higher than 7% of the 2,549 hospitals reporting CPT 99281. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 67 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 | UnitedHealthcare 4262_chirp uhc star plus (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $11 | $11 | — | — | — | $11 – $11 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4219_chirp blue cross star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare 4253_chirp uhc star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $14 | $14 | — | — | — | $14 – $14 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare 4309_uhc star kids (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $17 | $17 | — | — | — | $17 – $17 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare 4311_uhc star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $18 | $18 | — | — | — | $18 – $18 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 3693_chirp blue cross star (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare 3737_chirp uhc star (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare 3748_chirp uhc star plus (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare 4322_uhc star kids (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4217_chirp blue cross star (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare 4251_chirp uhc star (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 3691_chirp blue cross star (aus) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare 3735_chirp uhc star (aus) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare 3746_chirp uhc star plus (aus) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare 4320_uhc star kids (aus) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both | $25 | $25 | — | — | — | $25 – $25 |
| 16 | Ambetter 3879_superior ambetter (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 case rate · both | $37 | $37 | — | — | — | $37 – $37 |
| 17 | Ambetter 3880_superior ambetter (chi,dcn) outpatient 20240901 case rate · both | $37 | $37 | — | — | — | $37 – $37 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare 4264_chirp uhc star plus (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $43 | $43 | — | — | — | $43 – $43 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 3592_blue cross chip/star kids (aus) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 3594_blue cross chip/star kids (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 fee schedule · both | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4166_blue cross chip (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4166_blue cross chip/star kids (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip/star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4999_blue cross star kids (aus) outpatient 20241201 fee schedule · outpatient | $51 | $51 | — | — | — | $51 – $51 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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