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Injection(s), diagnostic or therapeutic agent, paravertebral facet (zygapophyseal) joint (or nerves innervating that joint) with ultrasound guidance, lumbar or sacral; single level
Austin, TX
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Heart Hosp Of Austin’s median price of $2.5k is 133% above the median hospital's median price ($1.1k), higher than 86% of the 1,354 hospitals reporting CPT 0216T. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 21 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 | Healthcare Highways epo case rate · outpatient | $1,877 | $1,877 | $1,877 – $1,877 |
| 2 | Healthcare Highways ppo case rate · outpatient | $1,916 | $1,916 | $1,916 – $1,916 |
| 3 | Cigna newbusinessnetwork case rate · outpatient | $2,361 | $2,361 | $2,361 – $2,361 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $2,361 | $2,361 | $2,361 – $2,361 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkhix case rate · outpatient | $2,441 | $2,441 | $2,441 – $2,441 |
| 6 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,520 | $2,520 | $2,520 – $2,520 |
| 7 | Cigna openaccess case rate · outpatient | $2,520 | $2,520 | $2,520 – $2,520 |
| 8 | Cigna openaccessplus case rate · outpatient | $2,520 | $2,520 | $2,520 – $2,520 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $2,699 | $2,699 | $2,699 – $2,699 |
| 10 | Oscar hix case rate · outpatient | $2,943 | $2,943 | $2,943 – $2,943 |
| 11 | Oscar hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,943 | $2,943 | $2,943 – $2,943 |
| 12 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $3,015 | $3,015 | $3,015 – $3,015 |
| 13 | Oscar epo case rate · outpatient | $3,479 | $3,479 | $3,479 – $3,479 |
| 14 | Oscar pos case rate · outpatient | $3,479 | $3,479 | $3,479 – $3,479 |
| 15 | Oscar ppo case rate · outpatient | $3,479 | $3,479 | $3,479 – $3,479 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $3,730 | $3,730 | $3,730 – $3,730 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $4,386 | $4,386 | $4,386 – $4,386 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $7,616 | $7,616 | $7,616 – $7,616 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $7,616 | $7,616 | $7,616 – $7,616 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa fee schedule · outpatient | $7,616 | $7,616 | $7,616 – $7,616 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $7,616 | $7,616 | $7,616 – $7,616 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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