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REMOVAL OF TONSILS
Laredo, TX
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Laredo Texas Hospital Company LP’s median price of $3.4k is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 50% of the 1,919 hospitals reporting CPT 42826. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 35 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 | Medicaid node tx medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $932.72 | $932.72 | $932.72 – $932.72 |
| 2 | Molina node molina chip medicaid tx facility · per diem · outpatient | $932.72 | $932.72 | $932.72 – $932.72 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc chip medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient | $932.72 | $932.72 | $932.72 – $932.72 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield node bcbs star kids medicaid tx facility · per diem · outpatient | $951.37 | $951.37 | $951.37 – $951.37 |
| 5 | Cigna Healthspring node cigna healthspring medicaid tx facility · per diem · outpatient | $979.36 | $979.36 | $979.36 – $979.36 |
| 6 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,448 | $1,448 | $1,448 – $1,448 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc star kids medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient | $1,744 | $1,744 | $1,744 – $1,744 |
| 8 | Molina node molina star medicaid tx facility · per diem · outpatient | $1,800 | $1,800 | $1,800 – $1,800 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc star medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient | $1,800 | $1,800 | $1,800 – $1,800 |
| 10 | Superior Healthplan node superior star kids medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient | $1,831 | $1,831 | $1,831 – $1,831 |
| 11 | Superior Healthplan node superior star medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient | $1,890 | $1,890 | $1,890 – $1,890 |
| 12 | Molina node molina star plus medicaid tx facility · per diem · outpatient | $1,893 | $1,893 | $1,893 – $1,893 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc star plus medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient | $1,893 | $1,893 | $1,893 – $1,893 |
| 14 | Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,277 | $3,277 | $3,277 – $3,277 |
| 15 | Humana node wellmed humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,277 | $3,277 | $3,277 – $3,277 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,277 | $3,277 | $3,277 – $3,277 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare node wellmed uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,277 | $3,277 | $3,277 – $3,277 |
| 18 | Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,331 | $3,331 | $3,331 – $3,331 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield node bcbs tx mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,343 | $3,343 | $3,343 – $3,343 |
| 20 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,376 | $3,376 | $3,376 – $3,376 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tx blue adv facility · other · outpatient | $4,346 | $4,346 | $4,346 – $4,346 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tx blue essentials facility · other · outpatient | $4,575 | $4,575 | $4,575 – $4,575 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tx ppo-pos facility · other · outpatient | $4,575 | $4,575 | $4,575 – $4,575 |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tx trad facility · other · outpatient | $4,575 | $4,575 | $4,575 – $4,575 |
| 25 | Molina node molina health exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $5,529 | $5,529 | $5,529 – $5,529 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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