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Catheter aspiration (separate procedure); nasotracheal
SPRING, TX
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Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest’s median price of $2.2k is 798% above the median hospital's median price ($243), higher than 92% of the 2,039 hospitals reporting CPT 31720. 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, 33 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 mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $327.45 | $327.45 | $327.45 – $327.45 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bav fee schedule · outpatient | $360.56 | $360.56 | $360.56 – $360.56 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $380.80 | $380.80 | $380.80 – $380.80 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa fee schedule · outpatient | $413.91 | $413.91 | $413.91 – $413.91 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $445.18 | $445.18 | $445.18 – $445.18 |
| 6 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 7 | Superior Healthplan chpfc case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 8 | Superior Healthplan star case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 9 | Superior Healthplan starkids case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 10 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $1,120 | $1,120 | $1,120 – $1,120 |
| 12 | Aetna qhpexchange case rate · outpatient | $1,430 | $1,430 | $1,430 – $1,430 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $1,600 | $1,600 | $1,600 – $1,600 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange case rate · outpatient | $1,702 | $1,702 | $1,702 – $1,702 |
| 15 | Aetna nbhmo case rate · outpatient | $1,899 | $1,899 | $1,899 – $1,899 |
| 16 | Aetna nbpos case rate · outpatient | $1,899 | $1,899 | $1,899 – $1,899 |
| 17 | Aetna commhmo case rate · outpatient | $2,017 | $2,017 | $2,017 – $2,017 |
| 18 | Aetna commpos case rate · outpatient | $2,017 | $2,017 | $2,017 – $2,017 |
| 19 | Aetna nbppo case rate · outpatient | $2,181 | $2,181 | $2,181 – $2,181 |
| 20 | Aetna commppo case rate · outpatient | $2,317 | $2,317 | $2,317 – $2,317 |
| 21 | Aetna oonhmo case rate · outpatient | $2,374 | $2,374 | $2,374 – $2,374 |
| 22 | Aetna oonpos case rate · outpatient | $2,374 | $2,374 | $2,374 – $2,374 |
| 23 | Cigna csn case rate · outpatient | $2,428 | $2,428 | $2,428 – $2,428 |
| 24 | Aetna asahmo case rate · outpatient | $2,564 | $2,564 | $2,564 – $2,564 |
| 25 | Aetna asapos case rate · outpatient | $2,564 | $2,564 | $2,564 – $2,564 |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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