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HC NASOTRACHEAL SUCTIONING
Temple, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital’s median price of $237 is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($243), higher than 48% 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, 15 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 | Superior Healthplan medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $105.06 | $105.06 | $105.06 – $105.06 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $189.79 | $189.79 | $189.79 – $189.79 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $189.79 | $189.79 | $189.79 – $189.79 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $203.35 | $203.35 | $169.46 – $237.24 |
| 5 | Cigna local plus/market solutions facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $216.90 | $216.90 | $216.90 – $216.90 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $220.29 | $220.29 | $220.29 – $220.29 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $230.46 | $230.46 | $230.46 – $230.46 |
| 8 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $237.24 | $237.24 | $237.24 – $237.24 |
| 9 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $237.24 | $237.24 | $237.24 – $237.24 |
| 10 | Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $237.24 | $237.24 | $237.24 – $237.24 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $254.18 | $254.18 | $254.18 – $254.18 |
| 12 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $254.18 | $254.18 | $254.18 – $254.18 |
| 13 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · per diem · inpatient | $3,236 | $3,236 | $3,236 – $3,236 |
| 14 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 1)/bswh employee facility · per diem · inpatient | $3,929 | $3,929 | $3,929 – $3,929 |
| 15 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - large group/bsw plus - small group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 2) facility · per diem · inpatient | $4,623 | $4,623 | $4,623 – $4,623 |
Last updated: Jun 12, 2026
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