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Remove tonsils and adenoids
Harlingen, TX
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Harlingen Medical Center’s median price of $5.9k is 2% above the median hospital's median price ($5.8k), higher than 54% of the 1,858 hospitals reporting CPT 42820. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 19 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 aetna commercial case rate · outpatient | $1,330 | $1,330 | $1,330 – $1,330 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc commercial case rate · outpatient | $4,100 | $4,100 | $4,100 – $4,100 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $5,918 | $5,918 | $5,918 – $5,918 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $5,918 | $5,918 | $5,918 – $5,918 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield triwest bcbs fee schedule · outpatient | $5,918 | $5,918 | $5,918 – $5,918 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $5,918 | $5,918 | $5,918 – $5,918 |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring mmp fee schedule · outpatient | $5,918 | $5,918 | $5,918 – $5,918 |
| 8 | Humana choice care humana fee schedule · outpatient | $5,918 | $5,918 | $5,918 – $5,918 |
| 9 | Humana humana military tricare fee schedule · outpatient | $5,918 | $5,918 | $5,918 – $5,918 |
| 10 | Superior Healthplan superior health plan medicare advantage hmo ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $5,918 | $5,918 | $5,918 – $5,918 |
| 11 | Superior Healthplan superior health plan mmp dual eligible fee schedule · outpatient | $5,918 | $5,918 | $5,918 – $5,918 |
| 12 | Tricare tricare fee schedule · outpatient | $5,918 | $5,918 | $5,918 – $5,918 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc medicare advantage fee schedule · outpatient | $5,918 | $5,918 | $5,918 – $5,918 |
| 14 | Cigna Healthspring cigna healthspring medicare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6,095 | $6,095 | $6,095 – $6,095 |
| 15 | Molina molina medicare mmp fee schedule · outpatient | $6,214 | $6,214 | $6,214 – $6,214 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs hmo case rate · outpatient | $6,257 | $6,257 | $6,257 – $6,257 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo case rate · outpatient | $6,936 | $6,936 | $6,936 – $6,936 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs traditional case rate · outpatient | $6,936 | $6,936 | $6,936 – $6,936 |
| 19 | Molina molina insurance exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $9,172 | $9,172 | $9,172 – $9,172 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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