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REMOVAL SS DFB ELECTRODE
Longview, TX
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Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview’s median price of $3.6k is 18% below the median hospital's median price ($4.4k), higher than 21% of the 1,269 hospitals reporting CPT 0573T. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 15 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 | Cigna new business case rate · outpatient | $2,052 | $2,052 | $2,052 – $2,052 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,103 | $3,103 | $3,103 – $3,103 |
| 3 | Humana mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,302 | $3,302 | $3,302 – $3,302 |
| 4 | Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,476 | $3,476 | $3,476 – $3,476 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,476 | $3,476 | $3,476 – $3,476 |
| 6 | Cigna healthspring medicare advantage mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,476 | $3,476 | $3,476 – $3,476 |
| 7 | WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,476 | $3,476 | $3,476 – $3,476 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,545 | $3,545 | $3,545 – $3,545 |
| 9 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $4,099 | $4,099 | $4,099 – $4,099 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx heb fee schedule · outpatient | $4,237 | $4,237 | $4,237 – $4,237 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare hix case rate · outpatient | $4,916 | $4,916 | $4,916 – $4,916 |
| 12 | Bcbs Tx hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $8,683 | $8,683 | $8,683 – $8,683 |
| 13 | Bcbs Tx ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $10,146 | $10,146 | $10,146 – $10,146 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all payer case rate · outpatient | $11,119 | $11,119 | $11,119 – $11,119 |
| 15 | Bcbs Tx traditional fee schedule · outpatient | $12,384 | $12,384 | $12,384 – $12,384 |
Last updated: Jan 12, 2026
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