Tracheostomy tube, 16mm at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda

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HC Shell A7521, Tracheostomy/Laryngectomy Tube, Cuffed, Ea

Buda, TX

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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda’s median price of $159 is 126% above the median hospital's median price ($70), higher than 77% of the 1,099 hospitals reporting HCPCS A7521. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS A7521 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 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	Superior Healthplan medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$28	$41	$42	101%	—	$3 – $134
2	UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$30	$44	$45	101%	—	$3 – $143
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$76	$69	$38	56%	—	$8 – $115
4	Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 1)/bswh employee facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$104	$94	$52	56%	—	$11 – $156
5	Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - large group/bsw premier direct to employer (rate 2) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$123	$111	$62	56%	—	$13 – $184
6	Cigna local plus facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$134	$121	$67	56%	—	$15 – $201
7	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$137	$123	$69	56%	—	$15 – $205
8	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	$95	$129	$126	98%	—	$9 – $405
9	Humana commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$151	$136	$75	56%	—	$16 – $226
10	Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$158	$142	$79	56%	—	$17 – $236
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$162	$146	$81	56%	—	$18 – $243
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$162	$146	$81	56%	—	$18 – $243
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$162	$146	$81	56%	—	$18 – $243
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	$112	$152	$149	98%	—	$11 – $476
15	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$171	$155	$86	56%	—	$19 – $257
16	Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$174	$157	$87	56%	—	$19 – $260
17	Cigna local plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$121	$165	$161	98%	—	$12 – $516
18	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$133	$178	$171	96%	—	$12 – $549
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$180	$180	—	—	—	$180 – $180
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
21	Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$127	$190	$192	101%	—	$14 – $612
22	Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$142	$193	$188	98%	—	$14 – $603
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$209	$209	—	—	—	$209 – $209
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$220	$220	—	—	—	$220 – $220
25	Humana commercial hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$151	$224	$226	101%	—	$16 – $723

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Last updated: Jun 13, 2026

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