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HC NASOTRACHEAL CATH ASPIRATION MD REQ
Jonesboro, AR
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-NEA’s median price of $281 is 16% above the median hospital's median price ($243), higher than 60% of the 2,039 hospitals reporting CPT 31720. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 23 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 | Cigna medicare facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 – $1.00 |
| 2 | Humana pho facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $81.75 | $81.75 | $81.75 – $81.75 |
| 3 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $98.10 | $98.10 | $98.10 – $98.10 |
| 4 | Aetna workers compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $105.73 | $105.73 | $105.73 – $105.73 |
| 5 | Cigna workers compensation facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $111.30 | $111.30 | $111.30 – $111.30 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medi-pak facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $187.42 | $187.42 | $187.42 – $187.42 |
| 7 | Cigna healthspring facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $189.29 | $189.29 | $189.29 – $189.29 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $191.17 | $191.17 | $191.17 – $191.17 |
| 9 | Devoted medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $191.17 | $191.17 | $191.17 – $191.17 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $193.04 | $193.04 | $193.04 – $193.04 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $194.76 | $194.76 | $194.76 – $194.76 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield trueblue exchange ppo/trueblue non-exchange ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $194.76 | $194.76 | $194.76 – $194.76 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield trueblue individual metallic-level plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $194.76 | $194.76 | $194.76 – $194.76 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $196.20 | $196.20 | $196.20 – $196.20 |
| 15 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $196.79 | $196.79 | $196.79 – $196.79 |
| 16 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $196.79 | $196.79 | $196.79 – $196.79 |
| 17 | MultiPlan complementary network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $212.55 | $212.55 | $212.55 – $212.55 |
| 18 | MultiPlan complementary network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $228.90 | $228.90 | $228.90 – $228.90 |
| 19 | Caresource medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $257.50 | $257.50 | $257.50 – $257.50 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $360.00 | $360.00 | $360.00 – $360.00 |
| 21 | Aetna pho facility · case rate · outpatient | $493.00 | $493.00 | $493.00 – $493.00 |
| 22 | MultiPlan mpi primary network facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,633 | $1,633 | $1,633 – $1,633 |
| 23 | Humana pho facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,100 | $2,100 | $2,100 – $2,100 |
Last updated: Feb 27, 2026
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