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HC THORACENTESIS W/IMG (BRONCHOSCOPY)
Waxahachie, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie’s median price of $1.5k is 54% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 71% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 28 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 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $598.65 | $598.65 | $598.65 – $598.65 |
| 2 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $630.16 | $630.16 | $630.16 – $630.16 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $661.67 | $661.67 | $661.67 – $661.67 |
| 4 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $756.19 | $756.19 | $756.19 – $756.19 |
| 5 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $790.85 | $790.85 | $790.85 – $790.85 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $870.01 | $854.33 | $822.98 – $870.01 |
| 7 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,040 | $1,040 | $1,040 – $1,040 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,066 | $1,066 | $1,066 – $1,066 |
| 9 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 1)/bswh employee facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,199 | $1,188 | $1,159 – $1,199 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,293 | $1,293 | $1,293 – $1,293 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,223 | $1,395 | $1,223 – $1,740 |
| 12 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 2) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,411 | $1,398 | $1,364 – $1,411 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare charter facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,462 | $1,462 | $1,462 – $1,462 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare nexus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,462 | $1,462 | $1,462 – $1,462 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,507 | $1,507 | $1,507 – $1,507 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield city of dallas facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,646 | $1,622 | $1,575 – $1,646 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial broad facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,625 | $1,625 | $1,625 – $1,625 |
| 18 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,646 | $1,646 | $1,646 – $1,646 |
| 19 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,646 | $1,646 | $1,646 – $1,646 |
| 20 | Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,646 | $1,646 | $1,646 – $1,646 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,740 | $1,709 | $1,646 – $1,740 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,834 | $1,803 | $1,740 – $1,834 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield city of dallas facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,024 | $2,024 | $2,024 – $2,024 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,137 | $2,137 | $2,137 – $2,137 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,251 | $2,251 | $2,251 – $2,251 |
Last updated: Jun 29, 2026
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