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HC THORACENTESIS W/IMG
Grapevine, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine’s median price of $1.5k is 54% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 71% 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: 9 payers, 41 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 · fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 2 | Aetna medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $228.22 | $228.22 | $228.22 – $228.22 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $239.41 | $239.41 | $239.41 – $239.41 |
| 4 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $599.64 | $599.64 | $599.64 – $599.64 |
| 5 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $631.20 | $631.20 | $631.20 – $631.20 |
| 6 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $631.20 | $631.20 | $631.20 – $631.20 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $662.76 | $662.76 | $662.76 – $662.76 |
| 8 | Superior Healthplan medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $662.76 | $662.76 | $662.76 – $662.76 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $706.94 | $706.94 | $706.94 – $706.94 |
| 10 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $757.44 | $757.44 | $757.44 – $757.44 |
| 11 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $792.16 | $792.16 | $792.16 – $792.16 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $870.01 | $854.33 | $822.98 – $870.01 |
| 13 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,041 | $1,041 | $1,041 – $1,041 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,066 | $1,066 | $1,066 – $1,066 |
| 15 | Cigna local plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,159 | $1,159 | $1,159 – $1,159 |
| 16 | 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 | $1,199 | $1,188 | $1,159 – $1,199 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,293 | $1,293 | $1,293 – $1,293 |
| 18 | Ambetter ambetter exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,357 | $1,357 | $1,357 – $1,357 |
| 19 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,364 | $1,364 | $1,364 – $1,364 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,223 | $1,395 | $1,223 – $1,740 |
| 21 | 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 | $1,411 | $1,398 | $1,364 – $1,411 |
| 22 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,411 | $1,411 | $1,411 – $1,411 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare charter facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,462 | $1,462 | $1,462 – $1,462 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare nexus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,462 | $1,462 | $1,462 – $1,462 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,507 | $1,507 | $1,507 – $1,507 |
Last updated: Jun 29, 2026
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