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CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR
Beaumont, TX
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Christus Health Southeast Texas’s median price of $940 is 21% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 38% of the 2,559 hospitals reporting CPT 99291. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 23 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 mm fee schedule · outpatient | $843.98 | $843.98 | $843.98 – $843.98 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx mm fee schedule · outpatient | $843.98 | $843.98 | $843.98 – $843.98 |
| 3 | Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient | $843.98 | $843.98 | $843.98 – $843.98 |
| 4 | Molina medicare adv mm fee schedule · outpatient | $843.98 | $843.98 | $843.98 – $843.98 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $843.98 | $843.98 | $843.98 – $843.98 |
| 6 | WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $843.98 | $843.98 | $843.98 – $843.98 |
| 7 | Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient | $911.50 | $911.50 | $911.50 – $911.50 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare hix case rate · outpatient | $1,337 | $1,337 | $1,337 – $1,337 |
| 9 | Humana choicecare case rate · outpatient | $1,553 | $1,553 | $1,553 – $1,553 |
| 10 | Cigna new business fee schedule · outpatient | $1,592 | $1,592 | $1,592 – $1,592 |
| 11 | Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2,096 | $2,096 | $2,096 – $2,096 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare all payer case rate · outpatient | $2,446 | $2,446 | $2,446 – $2,446 |
| 13 | Aetna new business case rate · outpatient | $3,657 | $3,657 | $3,657 – $3,657 |
| 14 | Aetna epo case rate · outpatient | $4,062 | $4,062 | $4,062 – $4,062 |
| 15 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $4,062 | $4,062 | $4,062 – $4,062 |
| 16 | Aetna pos case rate · outpatient | $4,062 | $4,062 | $4,062 – $4,062 |
| 17 | Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient | $4,062 | $4,062 | $4,062 – $4,062 |
| 18 | Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo case rate · outpatient | $4,880 | $4,880 | $4,880 – $4,880 |
| 19 | Bcbs Tx heb case rate · outpatient | $5,280 | $5,280 | $5,280 – $5,280 |
| 20 | Bcbs Tx hmo case rate · outpatient | $5,400 | $5,400 | $5,400 – $5,400 |
| 21 | Molina star plus km percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,518 | $5,518 | $5,518 – $5,518 |
| 22 | Bcbs Tx ppo case rate · outpatient | $6,160 | $6,160 | $6,160 – $6,160 |
| 23 | Bcbs Tx traditional case rate · outpatient | $6,160 | $6,160 | $6,160 – $6,160 |
Last updated: Jan 13, 2026
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