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HC LACTATE (LACTIC ACID) - POC
Brenham, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham’s median price of $71 is 216% above the median hospital's median price ($23), higher than 80% of the 2,623 hospitals reporting CPT 83605. 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 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.00 | $12.00 | $12.00 – $12.00 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.96 | $16.96 | $16.96 – $16.96 |
| 3 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21.68 | $21.68 | $21.68 – $21.68 |
| 4 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 1)/bswh employee facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $21.83 | $21.83 | $21.83 – $21.83 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.96 | $23.96 | $23.96 – $23.96 |
| 6 | Superior Healthplan medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.96 | $23.96 | $23.96 – $23.96 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $25.56 | $25.56 | $25.56 – $25.56 |
| 8 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 2) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25.68 | $25.68 | $25.68 – $25.68 |
| 9 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $27.38 | $27.38 | $27.38 – $27.38 |
| 10 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $28.64 | $28.64 | $28.64 – $28.64 |
| 11 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - small group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $41.07 | $41.07 | $41.07 – $41.07 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $59.82 | $59.82 | $59.82 – $59.82 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $60.63 | $60.63 | $60.63 – $60.63 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $69.30 | $69.30 | $69.30 – $69.30 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $73.01 | $73.01 | $73.01 – $73.01 |
| 16 | Cigna local plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $88.11 | $88.11 | $88.11 – $88.11 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $96.54 | $96.54 | $96.54 – $96.54 |
| 18 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $103.56 | $103.56 | $103.56 – $103.56 |
| 19 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $122.86 | $122.86 | $122.86 – $122.86 |
| 20 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $122.86 | $122.86 | $122.86 – $122.86 |
| 21 | Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $122.86 | $122.86 | $122.86 – $122.86 |
| 22 | Humana commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $140.42 | $140.42 | $140.42 – $140.42 |
| 23 | Humana commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $140.42 | $140.42 | $140.42 – $140.42 |
Last updated: Jun 12, 2026
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