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 CATH NON-TUN CV >5
Houston, TX
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Chi St. Luke's Health Baylor College Of Medicine Medical Center’s median price of $3.5k is 22% above the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 75% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. 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 | Aetna commercial|kelseycare case rate · outpatient | $896.00 | $896.00 | $896.00 – $896.00 |
| 2 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $1,079 | $1,079 | $1,079 – $1,079 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 – $1,200 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|chip case rate · outpatient | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 – $1,200 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starkids case rate · outpatient | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 – $1,200 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans case rate · outpatient | $1,235 | $1,235 | $1,235 – $1,235 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|transplant case rate · outpatient | $1,279 | $1,279 | $1,279 – $1,279 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue advantage exchange case rate · outpatient | $1,370 | $1,370 | $1,370 – $1,370 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $1,452 | $1,452 | $1,452 – $1,452 |
| 10 | Humana commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $1,494 | $1,494 | $1,494 – $1,494 |
| 11 | Humana commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $1,494 | $1,494 | $1,494 – $1,494 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|myblue health exchange case rate · outpatient | $1,501 | $1,501 | $1,501 – $1,501 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|star case rate · outpatient | $1,612 | $1,612 | $1,612 – $1,612 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial|surefit case rate · outpatient | $1,864 | $1,864 | $1,864 – $1,864 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|charter case rate · outpatient | $1,955 | $1,955 | $1,955 – $1,955 |
| 16 | Cigna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,054 | $2,054 | $2,054 – $2,054 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,172 | $2,172 | $2,172 – $2,172 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $2,172 | $2,172 | $2,172 – $2,172 |
| 19 | Optum medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,288 | $2,288 | $2,288 – $2,288 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|premier case rate · outpatient | $2,724 | $2,724 | $2,724 – $2,724 |
| 21 | Optum medicaid|star fee schedule · outpatient | $3,066 | $3,066 | $3,066 – $3,066 |
| 22 | Aetna medicare|transplant case rate · outpatient | $3,153 | $3,153 | $3,153 – $3,153 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3,153 | $3,153 | $3,153 – $3,153 |
| 24 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $3,153 | $3,153 | $3,153 – $3,153 |
| 25 | Humana medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $3,153 | $3,153 | $3,153 – $3,153 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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