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 INSERT TUNNELED CV CATH W/O PORT OR PUMP < 5 Y/O
Boulder, CO
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Boulder Community Health’s median price of $6.2k is 12% above the median hospital's median price ($5.6k), higher than 64% of the 1,784 hospitals reporting CPT 36557. 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, 40 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 professional · case rate · both | $308 | $308 | — | — | — | $308 – $308 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $308 | $308 | — | — | — | $308 – $308 |
| 3 | Devoted medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $308 | $308 | — | — | — | $308 – $308 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $308 | $308 | — | — | — | $308 – $308 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $381 | $381 | — | — | — | $381 – $381 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $392 | $430 | $61 | 14% | — | $392 – $527 |
| 7 | Kaiser commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $486 | $486 | — | — | — | $486 – $486 |
| 8 | MultiPlan commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $492 | $492 | — | — | — | $492 – $492 |
| 9 | Phcs commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $492 | $492 | — | — | — | $492 – $492 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $512 | $512 | — | — | — | $512 – $512 |
| 11 | Anthem managed care professional · fee schedule · both | $527 | $527 | — | — | — | $527 – $527 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $534 | $534 | — | — | — | $534 – $534 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $627 | $627 | — | — | — | $627 – $627 |
| 14 | Aetna ppo professional · fee schedule · both | $627 | $627 | — | — | — | $627 – $627 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $641 | $641 | — | — | — | $641 – $641 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $3.1k | $3.1k | $2.8k | 90% | — | $308 – $5.9k |
| 17 | Cigna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | $516 | 14% | — | $3.1k – $4.1k |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 19 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 20 | Humana medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 22 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | $30 | 0% | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 23 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 24 | Aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | — | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 25 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $7.2k | $7.2k | — | — | — | $7.2k – $7.2k |
Last updated: Sep 16, 2026
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