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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INTUBATION, ENDOTRACHEAL - EMERGENCY [GI]
Brownwood, TX
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Hendrick Medical Center’s median price of $946 is 128% above the median hospital's median price ($414), higher than 82% of the 2,458 hospitals reporting CPT 31500. 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, 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · case rate · outpatient | $237.93 | $237.93 | $237.93 – $237.93 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $493.64 | $493.64 | $493.64 – $493.64 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $493.64 | $493.64 | $493.64 – $493.64 |
| 4 | Ambetter marketplace facility · case rate · outpatient | $540.10 | $540.10 | $540.10 – $540.10 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $794.75 | $794.75 | $794.75 – $794.75 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $828.33 | $828.33 | $828.33 – $828.33 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $895.50 | $895.50 | $895.50 – $895.50 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $940.27 | $940.27 | $940.27 – $940.27 |
| 9 | Aetna hmo/ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $951.46 | $951.46 | $951.46 – $951.46 |
| 10 | Aetna hmo/ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $951.46 | $951.46 | $951.46 – $951.46 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,007 | $1,007 | $1,007 – $1,007 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,007 | $1,007 | $1,007 – $1,007 |
| 13 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,353 | $4,353 | $4,353 – $4,353 |
| 14 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,353 | $4,353 | $4,353 – $4,353 |
| 15 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,353 | $4,353 | $4,353 – $4,353 |
| 16 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,353 | $4,353 | $4,353 – $4,353 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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