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HC THORACENTESIS W/IMG (BRONCHOSCOPY)
Waco, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest’s median price of $1.2k is 22% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 60% 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, 38 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 | $71.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 – $71.00 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 – $75.00 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $81.00 | $81.00 | $81.00 – $81.00 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $85.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 – $85.00 |
| 5 | Superior Healthplan medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $223.75 | $223.75 | $223.75 – $223.75 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $239.41 | $239.41 | $239.41 – $239.41 |
| 7 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $598.65 | $598.65 | $598.65 – $598.65 |
| 8 | Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $630.16 | $630.16 | $630.16 – $630.16 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $661.67 | $661.67 | $661.67 – $661.67 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $705.78 | $705.78 | $705.78 – $705.78 |
| 11 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $756.19 | $756.19 | $756.19 – $756.19 |
| 12 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $790.85 | $790.85 | $790.85 – $790.85 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare charter facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $960.24 | $960.24 | $960.24 – $960.24 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare nexus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $960.24 | $960.24 | $960.24 – $960.24 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · case rate · outpatient | $989.90 | $989.90 | $989.90 – $989.90 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $995.51 | $995.51 | $995.51 – $995.51 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $995.51 | $995.51 | $995.51 – $995.51 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,003 | $1,003 | $1,003 – $1,003 |
| 21 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - small group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,040 | $1,040 | $1,040 – $1,040 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare commercial broad facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,067 | $1,067 | $1,067 – $1,067 |
| 23 | Cigna local plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,086 | $1,086 | $1,086 – $1,086 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,147 | $1,147 | $1,147 – $1,147 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,148 | $1,148 | $1,148 – $1,148 |
Last updated: Jun 13, 2026
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