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DRAIN NECK/CHEST LESION
Longview, TX
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Longview Medical Center LP’s median price of $2.9k is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($3.0k), higher than 44% of the 1,961 hospitals reporting CPT 21501. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 31 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 | $858 | $858 | — | — | — | $858 – $858 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc chip medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient | $858 | $858 | — | — | — | $858 – $858 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc star medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient | $858 | $858 | — | — | — | $858 – $858 |
| 4 | Molina node molina chip medicaid tx facility · per diem · outpatient | $900 | $900 | — | — | — | $900 – $900 |
| 5 | Superior Healthplan node superior star kids medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient | $900 | $900 | — | — | — | $900 – $900 |
| 6 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · case rate · outpatient | $928 | $928 | — | — | — | $928 – $928 |
| 7 | Cigna cigna all facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tx blue adv facility · other · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tx blue choice options facility · other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tx hmo facility · other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc star plus medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tx ppo trad facility · other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 13 | Molina node molina star plus medicaid tx facility · per diem · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc star kids medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 15 | Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 16 | Humana node wellmed humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare node wellmed uhc mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 19 | Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 20 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · other · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield node bcbs tx mcr hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield node bcbs tx mcr ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 23 | Superior Healthplan node superior star medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare uhc exchange facility · per diem · outpatient | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $11.8k | $11.8k | — | — | — | $11.8k – $11.8k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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