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Original text from hospital filings
HC PERQ DRAINAGE PLEURA INSERT CATH W/IMAGING - RT
Brenham, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham’s median price of $1.8k is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 47% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. 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, 34 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $71.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 – $71.00 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 – $75.00 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $81.00 | $81.00 | $81.00 – $81.00 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $85.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 – $85.00 |
| 5 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $401.89 | $401.89 | $401.89 – $401.89 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $444.20 | $444.20 | $444.20 – $444.20 |
| 7 | Superior Healthplan medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $444.20 | $444.20 | $444.20 – $444.20 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $473.81 | $473.81 | $473.81 – $473.81 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $477.51 | $477.51 | $477.51 – $477.51 |
| 10 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $507.65 | $507.65 | $507.65 – $507.65 |
| 11 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $531.08 | $531.08 | $531.08 – $531.08 |
| 12 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - small group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $761.48 | $761.48 | $761.48 – $761.48 |
| 13 | 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 | $1,283 | $1,265 | $1,184 – $1,283 |
| 14 | 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 | $1,510 | $1,489 | $1,393 – $1,510 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,497 | $1,497 | $1,497 – $1,497 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,497 | $1,497 | $1,497 – $1,497 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,604 | $1,604 | $1,604 – $1,604 |
| 18 | Cigna local plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,634 | $1,634 | $1,634 – $1,634 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,725 | $1,725 | $1,725 – $1,725 |
| 20 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,790 | $1,790 | $1,790 – $1,790 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,822 | $1,822 | $1,822 – $1,822 |
| 22 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,920 | $1,920 | $1,920 – $1,920 |
| 23 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,278 | $2,278 | $2,278 – $2,278 |
| 24 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,278 | $2,278 | $2,278 – $2,278 |
| 25 | Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,278 | $2,278 | $2,278 – $2,278 |
Last updated: Jun 12, 2026
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