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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CRP, SYNOVIAL FLUID [CPJI]
Brownwood, TX
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Hendrick Medical Center’s median price of $162 is 1511% above the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 99% of the 2,611 hospitals reporting CPT 86140. 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, 17 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 | $5.18 | $5.18 | $5.18 – $5.18 |
| 2 | Superior Healthplan managed medicaid/chip facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.52 | $8.52 | $8.52 – $8.52 |
| 3 | Ambetter marketplace facility · case rate · outpatient | $11.76 | $11.76 | $11.76 – $11.76 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $96.28 | $101.75 | $96.28 – $123.65 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $96.28 | $101.75 | $96.28 – $123.65 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $155.01 | $163.82 | $155.01 – $199.07 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx marketplace facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $155.01 | $163.82 | $155.01 – $199.07 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $161.56 | $170.74 | $161.56 – $207.48 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $161.56 | $170.74 | $161.56 – $207.48 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $174.66 | $184.59 | $174.66 – $224.30 |
| 11 | Bcbs Tx ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $174.66 | $184.59 | $174.66 – $224.30 |
| 12 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $183.40 | $193.82 | $183.40 – $235.52 |
| 13 | Bcbs Tx traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $183.40 | $193.82 | $183.40 – $235.52 |
| 14 | Aetna hmo/ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $185.58 | $196.13 | $185.58 – $238.32 |
| 15 | Aetna hmo/ppo/pos facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $185.58 | $196.13 | $185.58 – $238.32 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $196.50 | $207.67 | $196.50 – $252.34 |
| 17 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $196.50 | $207.67 | $196.50 – $252.34 |
Last updated: Oct 1, 2026
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