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
TEMP GASTROSTOMY TUBE NEONATAL [NICU]
Abilene, TX
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Hendrick Medical Center’s median price of $3.3k is 175% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 91% of the 1,462 hospitals reporting CPT 43831. 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, 15 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 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,402 | $1,402 | $1,402 – $1,402 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,558 | $1,558 | $1,558 – $1,558 |
| 3 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,635 | $1,635 | $1,635 – $1,635 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,666 | $1,666 | $1,666 – $1,666 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,768 | $1,768 | $1,768 – $1,768 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,965 | $1,965 | $1,965 – $1,965 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,084 | $3,084 | $3,084 – $3,084 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,123 | $3,123 | $3,123 – $3,123 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,271 | $3,271 | $3,271 – $3,271 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,673 | $4,673 | $4,673 – $4,673 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,906 | $4,906 | $4,906 – $4,906 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,906 | $4,906 | $4,906 – $4,906 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $6,931 | $6,931 | $6,931 – $6,931 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6,931 | $6,931 | $6,931 – $6,931 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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