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
INSERTION NON-TUNNELED CENTRAL
STAR LAKE, NY
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Clifton-fine Healthcare Corporation’s median price of $5.2k is 78% above the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 92% 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: 2 payers, 4 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,162 | $3,162 | $3,162 – $3,162 |
| 2 | Excellus medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3,162 | $3,162 | $3,162 – $3,162 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $7,173 | $7,173 | $7,173 – $7,173 |
| 4 | Excellus ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $7,173 | $7,173 | $7,173 – $7,173 |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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