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LAPAROSCOPY APPENDECTOMY
Beaumont, TX
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CHRISTUS West Beaumont’s median price of $6.3k is 3% above the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 54% of the 2,141 hospitals reporting CPT 44970. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 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 | $5,844 | $5,844 | $5,844 – $5,844 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx mm fee schedule · outpatient | $5,844 | $5,844 | $5,844 – $5,844 |
| 3 | Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient | $5,844 | $5,844 | $5,844 – $5,844 |
| 4 | Molina medicare adv mm fee schedule · outpatient | $5,844 | $5,844 | $5,844 – $5,844 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $5,844 | $5,844 | $5,844 – $5,844 |
| 6 | WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $5,844 | $5,844 | $5,844 – $5,844 |
| 7 | Healthcare Highways ppo case rate · outpatient | $5,893 | $5,893 | $5,893 – $5,893 |
| 8 | Cigna new business case rate · outpatient | $5,960 | $5,960 | $5,960 – $5,960 |
| 9 | Aetna new business case rate · outpatient | $6,105 | $6,105 | $6,105 – $6,105 |
| 10 | Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient | $6,311 | $6,311 | $6,311 – $6,311 |
| 11 | Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $6,719 | $6,719 | $6,719 – $6,719 |
| 12 | Bcbs Tx hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $6,719 | $6,719 | $6,719 – $6,719 |
| 13 | Aetna epo case rate · outpatient | $6,783 | $6,783 | $6,783 – $6,783 |
| 14 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $6,783 | $6,783 | $6,783 – $6,783 |
| 15 | Aetna pos case rate · outpatient | $6,783 | $6,783 | $6,783 – $6,783 |
| 16 | Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient | $6,783 | $6,783 | $6,783 – $6,783 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare hix case rate · outpatient | $6,809 | $6,809 | $6,809 – $6,809 |
| 18 | Bcbs Tx heb fee schedule · outpatient | $7,444 | $7,444 | $7,444 – $7,444 |
| 19 | Bcbs Tx ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $7,976 | $7,976 | $7,976 – $7,976 |
| 20 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $8,164 | $8,164 | $8,164 – $8,164 |
| 21 | Bcbs Tx traditional fee schedule · outpatient | $8,266 | $8,266 | $8,266 – $8,266 |
| 22 | Humana choicecare other · outpatient | $9,614 | $9,614 | $9,614 – $9,614 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare all payer case rate · outpatient | $15,219 | $15,219 | $15,219 – $15,219 |
Last updated: Jan 13, 2026
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