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HC THORACENTESIS W/IMG
College Station, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station’s median price of $1.3k is 33% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 64% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. 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, 25 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 tx am university facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $85.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 – $85.00 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $239.41 | $239.41 | $239.41 – $239.41 |
| 3 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $598.65 | $598.65 | $598.65 – $598.65 |
| 4 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $630.16 | $630.16 | $630.16 – $630.16 |
| 5 | Superior Healthplan medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $630.16 | $630.16 | $630.16 – $630.16 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $661.67 | $661.67 | $661.67 – $661.67 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $705.78 | $705.78 | $705.78 – $705.78 |
| 8 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $756.19 | $756.19 | $756.19 – $756.19 |
| 9 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $790.85 | $790.85 | $790.85 – $790.85 |
| 10 | 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 | $853.54 | $835.48 | $787.32 – $853.54 |
| 11 | 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 | $1,004 | $982.92 | $926.26 – $1,004 |
| 12 | Cigna local plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,004 | $1,004 | $1,004 – $1,004 |
| 13 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,040 | $1,040 | $1,040 – $1,040 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,067 | $1,067 | $1,067 – $1,067 |
| 15 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,173 | $1,173 | $1,173 – $1,173 |
| 16 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,190 | $1,190 | $1,190 – $1,190 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tx am university facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,211 | $1,211 | $1,211 – $1,211 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield tx am university facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,212 | $1,212 | $1,212 – $1,212 |
| 19 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,515 | $1,515 | $1,515 – $1,515 |
| 20 | First Health ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,515 | $1,515 | $1,515 – $1,515 |
| 21 | Humana commercial ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,515 | $1,515 | $1,515 – $1,515 |
| 22 | Humana commercial hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,630 | $2,630 | $2,630 – $2,630 |
| 23 | Cigna local plus facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,975 | $2,975 | $2,975 – $2,975 |
| 24 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,500 | $3,500 | $3,500 – $3,500 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,563 | $4,563 | $4,563 – $4,563 |
Last updated: Jun 12, 2026
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