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HC ASPIR/INJ JOINT INTERM
Houston, TX
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Chi St. Luke's Health Baylor College Of Medicine Medical Center’s median price of $961 is 151% above the median hospital's median price ($383), higher than 85% of the 2,518 hospitals reporting CPT 20605. 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|myblue health exchange case rate · outpatient | $23.90 | $23.90 | $23.90 – $23.90 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $25.26 | $25.26 | $25.26 – $25.26 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|chip case rate · outpatient | $25.26 | $25.26 | $25.26 – $25.26 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starkids case rate · outpatient | $25.26 | $25.26 | $25.26 – $25.26 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans case rate · outpatient | $26.00 | $26.00 | $26.00 – $26.00 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue advantage exchange case rate · outpatient | $28.06 | $28.06 | $28.06 – $28.06 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|star case rate · outpatient | $33.92 | $33.92 | $33.92 – $33.92 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|premier case rate · outpatient | $43.39 | $43.39 | $43.39 – $43.39 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|transplant case rate · outpatient | $46.71 | $46.71 | $46.71 – $46.71 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $55.86 | $55.86 | $55.86 – $55.86 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo trad case rate · outpatient | $59.49 | $59.49 | $59.49 – $59.49 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starplus case rate · outpatient | $77.25 | $77.25 | $77.25 – $77.25 |
| 13 | Aetna medicare|transplant case rate · outpatient | $295.67 | $295.67 | $295.67 – $295.67 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $295.67 | $295.67 | $295.67 – $295.67 |
| 15 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $295.67 | $295.67 | $295.67 – $295.67 |
| 16 | Humana medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $295.67 | $295.67 | $295.67 – $295.67 |
| 17 | Humana medicare|transplant case rate · outpatient | $295.67 | $295.67 | $295.67 – $295.67 |
| 18 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|ppo case rate · outpatient | $298.63 | $298.63 | $298.63 – $298.63 |
| 19 | Aetna medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $301.58 | $301.58 | $301.58 – $301.58 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $301.58 | $301.58 | $301.58 – $301.58 |
| 21 | Superior Healthplan commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $443.50 | $443.50 | $443.50 – $443.50 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $455.33 | $455.33 | $455.33 – $455.33 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial|kelseycare case rate · outpatient | $896.00 | $896.00 | $896.00 – $896.00 |
| 24 | Optum medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,077 | $1,077 | $1,077 – $1,077 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $1,079 | $1,079 | $1,079 – $1,079 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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