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HC THORACENTESIS NEEDLE/CATH PLEURA W/IMAGING - RT
Taylor, TX
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor’s median price of $1.0k is 4% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 53% 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, 32 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $239.41 | $239.41 | $239.41 – $239.41 |
| 6 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $351.81 | $351.81 | $351.81 – $351.81 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $388.84 | $388.84 | $388.84 – $388.84 |
| 8 | Superior Healthplan medicare hmo/medicare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $408.28 | $408.28 | $408.28 – $408.28 |
| 9 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - small group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $444.39 | $444.39 | $444.39 – $444.39 |
| 10 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw premier - individual facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $464.76 | $464.76 | $464.76 – $464.76 |
| 11 | Baylor Scott White Health Plan bsw plus - small group facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $666.58 | $666.58 | $666.58 – $666.58 |
| 12 | 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 | $730.28 | $714.83 | $673.62 – $730.28 |
| 13 | 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 | $859.15 | $840.97 | $792.49 – $859.15 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $851.75 | $851.75 | $851.75 – $851.75 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $851.75 | $851.75 | $851.75 – $851.75 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $912.85 | $912.85 | $912.85 – $912.85 |
| 17 | Cigna local plus facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $929.51 | $929.51 | $929.51 – $929.51 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $981.36 | $981.36 | $981.36 – $981.36 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue premier/high performance network/my bluehealth facility · case rate · outpatient | $989.90 | $989.90 | $989.90 – $989.90 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,003 | $1,003 | $1,003 – $1,003 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,018 | $1,018 | $1,018 – $1,018 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,037 | $1,037 | $1,037 – $1,037 |
| 23 | Cigna hmo/ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,092 | $1,092 | $1,092 – $1,092 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue essentials (hmo) facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,148 | $1,148 | $1,148 – $1,148 |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluechoice (ppo) facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,211 | $1,211 | $1,211 – $1,211 |
Last updated: Jun 12, 2026
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