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HC - CATHETER ASPIRATION NASOTRACHEAL SPX
Plattsburgh, NY
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Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center’s median price of $249 is 2% above the median hospital's median price ($243), higher than 52% of the 2,039 hospitals reporting CPT 31720. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 20 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 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $95.75 | $95.75 | $95.75 – $95.75 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield managed medicaid aliessa facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $100.54 | $100.54 | $100.54 – $100.54 |
| 3 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $127.96 | $127.96 | $127.96 – $127.96 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield essential plans/managed medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $215.43 | $215.43 | $215.43 – $215.43 |
| 5 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $234.94 | $234.94 | $234.94 – $234.94 |
| 6 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $236.08 | $236.08 | $236.08 – $236.08 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $248.51 | $248.51 | $248.51 – $248.51 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $248.51 | $248.51 | $248.51 – $248.51 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $248.51 | $248.51 | $248.51 – $248.51 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $394.29 | $394.29 | $394.29 – $394.29 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield individual network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $397.62 | $397.62 | $397.62 – $397.62 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $421.94 | $421.94 | $421.94 – $421.94 |
| 13 | MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $525.35 | $525.35 | $525.35 – $525.35 |
| 14 | Excellus commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,180 | $1,180 | $1,180 – $1,180 |
| 15 | Highmark ppo/hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,762 | $2,762 | $2,762 – $2,762 |
| 16 | Highmark ind/fep facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,810 | $2,810 | $2,810 – $2,810 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,922 | $3,922 | $3,922 – $3,922 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,128 | $4,128 | $4,128 – $4,128 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ind facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,128 | $4,128 | $4,128 – $4,128 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,128 | $4,128 | $4,128 – $4,128 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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