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 36596 MECH REM OBSTRUCT INTRACATH
Orange, TX
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CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange’s median price of $1.6k is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($1.7k), higher than 36% of the 1,853 hospitals reporting CPT 36596. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 33 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 chip km case rate · outpatient | $297 | $297 | — | — | — | $297 – $297 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare star kid km case rate · outpatient | $297 | $297 | — | — | — | $297 – $297 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare star km case rate · outpatient | $297 | $297 | — | — | — | $297 – $297 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare star plus km case rate · outpatient | $297 | $297 | — | — | — | $297 – $297 |
| 5 | Molina chip km fee schedule · outpatient | $469 | $469 | — | — | — | $469 – $469 |
| 6 | Molina star km fee schedule · outpatient | $469 | $469 | — | — | — | $469 – $469 |
| 7 | Molina star plus km fee schedule · outpatient | $469 | $469 | — | — | — | $469 – $469 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare hix case rate · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 9 | Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx mm fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 11 | Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 12 | Molina medicare adv mm fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 14 | WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 15 | Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 16 | Aetna new business case rate · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 17 | First Health ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | $221 | 12% | — | $1.6k – $2.0k |
| 18 | MultiPlan ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | $221 | 12% | — | $1.6k – $2.0k |
| 19 | Phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | $221 | 12% | — | $1.6k – $2.0k |
| 20 | Aetna epo case rate · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 21 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 22 | Aetna pos case rate · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 23 | Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 24 | Humana choicecare other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 25 | Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
Last updated: Jan 13, 2026
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