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.
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HC I&D PUNCTURE ASPIRATION
Houston, TX
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Chi St. Luke's Health Baylor College Of Medicine Medical Center’s median price of $344 is 23% below the median hospital's median price ($445), higher than 24% of the 2,486 hospitals reporting CPT 10160. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 48 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 medicaid|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $72.79 | $72.79 | $72.79 – $72.79 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|chip case rate · outpatient | $72.79 | $72.79 | $72.79 – $72.79 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starkids case rate · outpatient | $72.79 | $72.79 | $72.79 – $72.79 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans case rate · outpatient | $74.93 | $74.93 | $74.93 – $74.93 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|myblue health exchange case rate · outpatient | $76.70 | $76.70 | $76.70 – $76.70 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue advantage exchange case rate · outpatient | $90.04 | $90.04 | $90.04 – $90.04 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|star case rate · outpatient | $97.76 | $97.76 | $97.76 – $97.76 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|transplant case rate · outpatient | $99.79 | $99.79 | $99.79 – $99.79 |
| 9 | Optum medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $132.84 | $132.84 | $132.84 – $132.84 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|premier case rate · outpatient | $139.23 | $139.23 | $139.23 – $139.23 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial|surefit case rate · outpatient | $140.00 | $140.00 | $140.00 – $140.00 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $154.00 | $154.00 | $154.00 – $154.00 |
| 13 | Optum medicaid|star fee schedule · outpatient | $178.01 | $178.01 | $178.01 – $178.01 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $179.25 | $179.25 | $179.25 – $179.25 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo trad case rate · outpatient | $190.92 | $190.92 | $190.92 – $190.92 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starplus case rate · outpatient | $222.64 | $222.64 | $222.64 – $222.64 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|optum fee schedule · outpatient | $231.24 | $231.24 | $231.24 – $231.24 |
| 18 | Cigna commercial|transplant fee schedule · outpatient | $319.80 | $319.80 | $295.20 – $344.40 |
| 19 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $319.80 | $319.80 | $319.80 – $319.80 |
| 20 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $319.80 | $319.80 | $319.80 – $319.80 |
| 21 | Humana commercial|transplant fee schedule · inpatient | $319.80 | $319.80 | $319.80 – $319.80 |
| 22 | Humana commercial|transplant fee schedule · outpatient | $319.80 | $319.80 | $319.80 – $319.80 |
| 23 | Phcs commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $319.80 | $319.80 | $319.80 – $319.80 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $344.40 | $344.40 | $344.40 – $344.40 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial|transplant fee schedule · inpatient | $344.40 | $344.40 | $344.40 – $344.40 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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