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
36160P- ESTABLISH ACCESS TO AORTA
Schenectady, NY
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Ellis Hospital’s median price of $342 is 66% below the median hospital's median price ($1.0k), higher than 18% of the 1,496 hospitals reporting CPT 36160. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 5 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 united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $330 | $330 | — | — | — | $330 – $330 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $330 | $330 | — | — | — | $330 – $330 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $342 | $342 | — | — | — | $342 – $342 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $350 | $350 | — | — | — | $350 – $350 |
| 5 | Tricare tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $412 | $412 | — | — | — | $412 – $412 |
Last updated: Jun 25, 2026
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