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HC PLACE GASTRO TUBE
Temple, TX
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Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center’s median price of $1.1k is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 48% of the 1,462 hospitals reporting CPT 43831. 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, 22 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 | $283.04 | $283.04 | $283.04 – $283.04 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $302.85 | $302.85 | $302.85 – $302.85 |
| 3 | 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 | $744.19 | $744.19 | $744.19 – $744.19 |
| 4 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $865.56 | $865.56 | $865.56 – $865.56 |
| 5 | 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 | $875.52 | $875.52 | $875.52 – $875.52 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $956.68 | $956.68 | $956.68 – $956.68 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,020 | $1,020 | $1,020 – $1,020 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,038 | $1,038 | $1,038 – $1,038 |
| 9 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,093 | $1,093 | $1,093 – $1,093 |
| 10 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,143 | $1,143 | $1,143 – $1,143 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,234 | $1,234 | $1,234 – $1,234 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,250 | $1,250 | $1,250 – $1,250 |
| 13 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,321 | $1,321 | $1,321 – $1,321 |
| 14 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,321 | $1,321 | $1,321 – $1,321 |
| 15 | Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,321 | $1,321 | $1,321 – $1,321 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,430 | $1,430 | $1,430 – $1,430 |
| 17 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,503 | $1,503 | $1,503 – $1,503 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,509 | $1,509 | $1,509 – $1,509 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,563 | $4,563 | $4,563 – $4,563 |
| 20 | Humana commercial hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,835 | $4,835 | $4,835 – $4,835 |
| 21 | Cigna local plus facility · case rate · outpatient | $5,388 | $5,388 | $5,388 – $5,388 |
| 22 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $6,339 | $6,339 | $6,339 – $6,339 |
Last updated: Jun 13, 2026
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