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Original text from hospital filings
Insertion of non-tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter; age 5 years or older
PASADENA, TX
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Hca Houston Healthcare Southeast’s median price of $2.6k is 12% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 43% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 48 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 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 2 | Superior Healthplan chpfc case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 3 | Superior Healthplan star case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan starkids case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 5 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 – $948.00 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 – $1,200 |
| 7 | Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient | $1,230 | $1,230 | $1,230 – $1,230 |
| 8 | Molina star fee schedule · outpatient | $1,230 | $1,230 | $1,230 – $1,230 |
| 9 | Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $1,230 | $1,230 | $1,230 – $1,230 |
| 10 | Molina starplus fee schedule · outpatient | $1,230 | $1,230 | $1,230 – $1,230 |
| 11 | Humana mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,398 | $1,398 | $1,398 – $1,398 |
| 12 | Aetna Better Health mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1,412 | $1,412 | $1,412 – $1,412 |
| 13 | Aetna qhpexchange case rate · outpatient | $1,430 | $1,430 | $1,430 – $1,430 |
| 14 | Aetna nbhmo case rate · outpatient | $1,899 | $1,899 | $1,899 – $1,899 |
| 15 | Aetna nbpos case rate · outpatient | $1,899 | $1,899 | $1,899 – $1,899 |
| 16 | Aetna commhmo case rate · outpatient | $2,017 | $2,017 | $2,017 – $2,017 |
| 17 | Aetna commpos case rate · outpatient | $2,017 | $2,017 | $2,017 – $2,017 |
| 18 | Aetna nbppo case rate · outpatient | $2,181 | $2,181 | $2,181 – $2,181 |
| 19 | Aetna commppo case rate · outpatient | $2,317 | $2,317 | $2,317 – $2,317 |
| 20 | Aetna oonhmo case rate · outpatient | $2,374 | $2,374 | $2,374 – $2,374 |
| 21 | Aetna oonpos case rate · outpatient | $2,374 | $2,374 | $2,374 – $2,374 |
| 22 | Cigna csn case rate · outpatient | $2,428 | $2,428 | $2,428 – $2,428 |
| 23 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $2,434 | $2,434 | $2,434 – $2,434 |
| 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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