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HC CEC LEVEL 5
Houston, TX
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Chi St. Luke's Health Baylor College Of Medicine Medical Center’s median price of $1.8k is 98% above the median hospital's median price ($897), higher than 74% of the 2,561 hospitals reporting CPT 99285. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 47 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 fee schedule · outpatient | $564.26 | $564.26 | $564.26 – $564.26 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|chip fee schedule · outpatient | $564.26 | $564.26 | $564.26 – $564.26 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $564.26 | $564.26 | $564.26 – $564.26 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $580.85 | $580.85 | $580.85 – $580.85 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue advantage exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $595.32 | $595.32 | $595.32 – $595.32 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|myblue health exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $600.37 | $600.37 | $600.37 – $600.37 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|transplant case rate · outpatient | $614.09 | $614.09 | $614.09 – $614.09 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $614.09 | $614.09 | $614.09 – $614.09 |
| 9 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $614.09 | $614.09 | $614.09 – $614.09 |
| 10 | Humana medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $614.09 | $614.09 | $614.09 – $614.09 |
| 11 | Humana medicare|transplant case rate · outpatient | $614.09 | $614.09 | $614.09 – $614.09 |
| 12 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|ppo case rate · outpatient | $620.23 | $620.23 | $620.23 – $620.23 |
| 13 | Aetna medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $626.37 | $626.37 | $626.37 – $626.37 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $626.37 | $626.37 | $626.37 – $626.37 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|star fee schedule · outpatient | $757.88 | $757.88 | $757.88 – $757.88 |
| 16 | Superior Healthplan commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $921.13 | $921.13 | $921.13 – $921.13 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $945.70 | $945.70 | $945.70 – $945.70 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo trad fee schedule · outpatient | $1,019 | $1,019 | $1,019 – $1,019 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|premier fee schedule · outpatient | $1,085 | $1,085 | $1,085 – $1,085 |
| 20 | Optum medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $1,358 | $1,358 | $1,358 – $1,358 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1,564 | $1,564 | $1,564 – $1,564 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starplus fee schedule · outpatient | $1,726 | $1,726 | $1,726 – $1,726 |
| 23 | Optum medicaid|star fee schedule · outpatient | $1,820 | $1,820 | $1,820 – $1,820 |
| 24 | Cigna commercial|surefit fee schedule · outpatient | $2,116 | $2,116 | $2,116 – $2,116 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $2,332 | $2,332 | $2,332 – $2,332 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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