Non-tunneled central venous catheter insertion at Columbia Memorial Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

PR INSJ NON-TUNNELED CENTRAL VENOUS CATH AGE 5 YR/>

Hudson, NY

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Columbia Memorial Hospital’s median price of $220 is 92% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 5% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 36556 at Columbia Memorial Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 61 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_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$34.74	$34.74	$34.74 – $34.74
2	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$73.81	$73.81	$73.81 – $73.81
3	Tricare all products_nonphysician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$73.82	$73.82	$73.82 – $73.82
4	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue access_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$77.66	$77.66	$77.66 – $77.66
5	UnitedHealthcare medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$78.16	$78.16	$78.16 – $78.16
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_ancillary providers_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$81.19	$81.19	$81.19 – $81.19
7	Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$82.23	$82.23	$82.23 – $82.23
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield pathway enhanced_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$85.53	$85.53	$85.53 – $85.53
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$85.53	$85.53	$85.53 – $85.53
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$86.84	$86.84	$86.84 – $86.84
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$86.84	$86.84	$86.84 – $86.84
12	Tricare all products_physician_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$86.84	$86.84	$86.84 – $86.84
13	UnitedHealthcare medicaid_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$88.12	$88.12	$88.12 – $88.12
14	UnitedHealthcare all products_nonmd_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$88.48	$88.48	$88.48 – $88.48
15	Aetna medicare_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$89.45	$89.45	$89.45 – $89.45
16	Highmark medicare_without loc professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$94.05	$94.05	$94.05 – $94.05
17	Highmark all products_without loc professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$95.26	$95.26	$95.26 – $95.26
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialnonaliessa_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$95.52	$95.52	$95.52 – $95.52
19	UnitedHealthcare all products_md_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$104.10	$104.10	$104.10 – $104.10
20	UnitedHealthcare all products_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$104.21	$104.21	$104.21 – $104.21
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$107.30	$107.30	$107.30 – $107.30
22	Cigna commercial_specialist_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$114.61	$114.61	$114.61 – $114.61
23	Cigna commercial_pcp_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$118.43	$118.43	$118.43 – $118.43
24	Aetna all products_fac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$134.60	$134.60	$134.60 – $134.60
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield essentialaliessa-medicaid-chp-harp_ancillary providers_nonfac professional · fee schedule · outpatient	$187.25	$187.25	$187.25 – $187.25

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Last updated: Dec 31, 2025

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