Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC VENOUS SELECT SAMPLING W CATH
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $295 is 66% below the median hospital's median price ($868), higher than 19% of the 1,691 hospitals reporting CPT 36500. 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, 39 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 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $158 | $158 | — | — | — | $158 – $158 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · case rate · both | $158 | $158 | — | — | — | $158 – $158 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $158 | $158 | — | — | — | $158 – $158 |
| 4 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $158 | $158 | — | — | — | $158 – $158 |
| 5 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $158 | $158 | — | — | — | $158 – $158 |
| 6 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $158 | $158 | — | — | — | $158 – $158 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $158 | $158 | — | — | — | $158 – $158 |
| 8 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $161 | $161 | — | — | — | $161 – $161 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $161 | $161 | — | — | — | $161 – $161 |
| 10 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $162 | $162 | $1 | 0% | — | $161 – $163 |
| 11 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $163 | $163 | — | — | — | $163 – $163 |
| 12 | Anthem managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $178 | $178 | — | — | — | $178 – $178 |
| 13 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $196 | $196 | — | — | — | $196 – $196 |
| 14 | Anthem commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $173 | $219 | $107 | 49% | — | $152 – $455 |
| 15 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $217 | $239 | $34 | 14% | — | $217 – $292 |
| 16 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $250 | $250 | — | — | — | $250 – $250 |
| 17 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $272 | $272 | — | — | — | $272 – $272 |
| 18 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $272 | $272 | — | — | — | $272 – $272 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $282 | $282 | — | — | — | $282 – $282 |
| 20 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $292 | $292 | — | — | — | $292 – $292 |
| 21 | Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $293 | $293 | — | — | — | $293 – $293 |
| 22 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $295 | $295 | — | — | — | $295 – $295 |
| 23 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $311 | $311 | — | — | — | $311 – $311 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $221 | $338 | $201 | 60% | — | $171 – $622 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $358 | $358 | — | — | — | $358 – $358 |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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