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Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)
Lexington, KY
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Baptist Healthcare System Inc’s median price of $3.9k is 35% above the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 81% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. 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, 24 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 | Aetna aetna better hlth mcaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $647.01 | $647.01 | $647.01 – $647.01 |
| 2 | Humana humana mcaid hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $647.01 | $647.01 | $647.01 – $647.01 |
| 3 | Molina molina mcaid - all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $647.01 | $647.01 | $647.01 – $647.01 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $647.01 | $647.01 | $647.01 – $647.01 |
| 5 | WellCare wellcare mcaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $647.01 | $647.01 | $647.01 – $647.01 |
| 6 | Anthem anthem bhs1 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,771 | $1,771 | $1,771 – $1,771 |
| 7 | Anthem anthem pathway hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,045 | $2,045 | $2,045 – $2,045 |
| 8 | Anthem anthem pathway hpn case rate · outpatient | $2,245 | $2,245 | $2,245 – $2,245 |
| 9 | Anthem anthem blue access ppo case rate · outpatient | $2,494 | $2,494 | $2,494 – $2,494 |
| 10 | Anthem anthem blue pref hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,494 | $2,494 | $2,494 – $2,494 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc new business - all other plans case rate · outpatient | $2,545 | $2,545 | $2,545 – $2,545 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna new bus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,969 | $2,969 | $2,969 – $2,969 |
| 13 | Anthem anthem trad - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,822 | $3,822 | $3,822 – $3,822 |
| 14 | Aetna aetna comm - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,918 | $3,918 | $3,918 – $3,918 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc old business case rate · outpatient | $3,954 | $3,954 | $3,954 – $3,954 |
| 16 | Phcs phcs-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,607 | $5,607 | $5,607 – $5,607 |
| 17 | MultiPlan multiplan-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,679 | $5,679 | $5,679 – $5,679 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna mcr adv other · outpatient | $7,189 | $7,189 | $7,189 – $7,189 |
| 19 | Anthem anthem mcr adv other · outpatient | $7,225 | $7,225 | $7,225 – $7,225 |
| 20 | Humana humana mcr adv - all other plans other · outpatient | $7,692 | $7,692 | $7,692 – $7,692 |
| 21 | Caresource caresource-all plans other · outpatient | $14,378 | $14,378 | $14,378 – $14,378 |
| 22 | Ambetter ambetter/wcare direct ind - all plans other · outpatient | $14,615 | $14,615 | $14,615 – $14,615 |
| 23 | Ambetter ambetter/wcare ind mrkt other · outpatient | $14,615 | $14,615 | $14,615 – $14,615 |
| 24 | Cigna cigna comm - all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $14,838 | $14,838 | $14,838 – $14,838 |
Last updated: Sep 28, 2026
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