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.
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CULTURE - AEROBIC [CNSA]
Abilene, TX
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Hendrick Medical Center’s median price of $189 is 876% above the median hospital's median price ($19), higher than 92% of the 2,618 hospitals reporting CPT 87070. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 16 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 managed medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $14.17 | $14.17 | $14.17 – $14.17 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $31.89 | $31.89 | $31.89 – $31.89 |
| 3 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $33.70 | $33.70 | $33.70 – $33.70 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $37.50 | $37.50 | $37.50 – $37.50 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $84.95 | $84.95 | $84.95 – $84.95 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $94.39 | $94.39 | $94.39 – $94.39 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $99.11 | $99.11 | $99.11 – $99.11 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $186.90 | $186.90 | $186.90 – $186.90 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $189.26 | $189.26 | $189.26 – $189.26 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $198.22 | $198.22 | $198.22 – $198.22 |
| 11 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $198.22 | $198.22 | $198.22 – $198.22 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $283.18 | $283.18 | $283.18 – $283.18 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $297.33 | $297.33 | $297.33 – $297.33 |
| 14 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $297.33 | $297.33 | $297.33 – $297.33 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $420.04 | $420.04 | $420.04 – $420.04 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $420.04 | $420.04 | $420.04 – $420.04 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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