Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
ARTERIAL PUNCTURE
Austin, TX
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Heart Hosp Of Austin’s median price of $137 is 3% below the median hospital's median price ($141), higher than 46% of the 2,548 hospitals reporting CPT 36600. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 51 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 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $17.18 | $17.18 | $12.85 – $21.50 |
| 2 | Superior Healthplan chpfc percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $17.18 | $17.18 | $12.85 – $21.50 |
| 3 | Superior Healthplan star percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $17.18 | $17.18 | $12.85 – $21.50 |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan starplus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $17.18 | $17.18 | $12.85 – $21.50 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $51.18 | $51.18 | $38.29 – $64.07 |
| 6 | Superior Healthplan ambetterepo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $58.40 | $58.40 | $43.69 – $73.10 |
| 7 | Superior Healthplan ambetterhmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $58.40 | $58.40 | $43.69 – $73.10 |
| 8 | Superior Healthplan valuehmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $58.40 | $58.40 | $43.69 – $73.10 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $60.12 | $60.12 | $44.98 – $75.25 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $85.53 | $85.53 | $63.99 – $107.07 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $93.43 | $93.43 | $69.90 – $116.96 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $93.43 | $93.43 | $69.90 – $116.96 |
| 13 | Humana hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $95.42 | $95.42 | $71.39 – $119.45 |
| 14 | Humana ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $95.42 | $95.42 | $71.39 – $119.45 |
| 15 | Healthcare Highways epo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $99.96 | $99.96 | $74.79 – $125.13 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $100.30 | $100.30 | $75.04 – $125.56 |
| 17 | Healthcare Highways ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $103.05 | $103.05 | $77.10 – $129.00 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $107.17 | $107.17 | $80.18 – $134.16 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield traditional percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $109.58 | $109.58 | $81.98 – $137.17 |
| 20 | Cigna newbusinessnetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $110.27 | $110.27 | $82.50 – $138.03 |
| 21 | Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $117.48 | $117.48 | $87.89 – $147.06 |
| 22 | Cigna openaccess percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $117.48 | $117.48 | $87.89 – $147.06 |
| 23 | Cigna openaccessplus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $117.48 | $117.48 | $87.89 – $147.06 |
| 24 | Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $140.84 | $140.84 | $105.37 – $176.30 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare globalbenefitplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $154.58 | $154.58 | $115.65 – $193.50 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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