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]
Brownwood, TX
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Hendrick Medical Center’s median price of $4.4k is 266% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 96% 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, 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 | $911.12 | $911.12 | $911.12 – $911.12 |
| 2 | Ambetter marketplace facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,068 | $2,068 | $2,068 – $2,068 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,706 | $2,706 | $2,706 – $2,706 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,706 | $2,706 | $2,706 – $2,706 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,353 | $4,353 | $4,353 – $4,353 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,353 | $4,353 | $4,353 – $4,353 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,353 | $4,353 | $4,353 – $4,353 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $4,353 | $4,353 | $4,353 – $4,353 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,357 | $4,357 | $4,357 – $4,357 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,541 | $4,541 | $4,541 – $4,541 |
| 11 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,909 | $4,909 | $4,909 – $4,909 |
| 12 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,155 | $5,155 | $5,155 – $5,155 |
| 13 | Aetna hmo/ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,216 | $5,216 | $5,216 – $5,216 |
| 14 | Aetna hmo/ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,216 | $5,216 | $5,216 – $5,216 |
| 15 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,523 | $5,523 | $5,523 – $5,523 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,523 | $5,523 | $5,523 – $5,523 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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