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HC APPENDECTOMY ADD-ON
Buda, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda’s median price of $2.4k is 102% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 66% of the 1,400 hospitals reporting CPT 44955. 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, 16 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 | $71 | — | — | — | $71 – $71 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $75 | $75 | — | — | — | $75 – $75 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $81 | $81 | — | — | — | $81 – $81 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $85 | $85 | — | — | — | $85 – $85 |
| 5 | Superior Healthplan medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $525 | $525 | — | — | — | $525 – $525 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $562 | $562 | — | — | — | $562 – $562 |
| 7 | 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 | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 8 | 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 | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 9 | Cigna local plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 11 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 13 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 14 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 15 | Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 16 | Humana commercial hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.4k | $7.4k | — | — | — | $7.4k – $7.4k |
Last updated: Jun 13, 2026
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