Ultrasound-guided needle placement at Longview Medical Center LP

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US-GUIDE NEEDLE PLAC

Longview, TX

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Longview Medical Center LP’s median price of $535 is 55% above the median hospital's median price ($344), higher than 65% of the 2,401 hospitals reporting CPT 76942. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 76942 at Longview Medical Center LP

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 28 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	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
2	UnitedHealthcare node uhc chip medicaid tx facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
3	UnitedHealthcare node uhc star medicaid tx facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$78	$78	—	—	—	$78 – $78
4	Molina node molina chip medicaid tx facility · per diem · outpatient	$82	$82	—	—	—	$82 – $82
5	Superior Healthplan node superior star kids medicaid tx facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$82	$82	—	—	—	$82 – $82
6	UnitedHealthcare node uhc star plus medicaid tx facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$164	$164	—	—	—	$164 – $164
7	Molina node molina star plus medicaid tx facility · per diem · outpatient	$172	$172	—	—	—	$172 – $172
8	UnitedHealthcare node uhc star kids medicaid tx facility · other · outpatient	$182	$182	—	—	—	$182 – $182
9	Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · other · outpatient	$191	$191	—	—	—	$191 – $191
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tx blue adv facility · other · outpatient	$192	$192	—	—	—	$192 – $192
11	Superior Healthplan node superior star medicaid tx facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$288	$288	—	—	—	$288 – $288
12	UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$528	$528	—	—	—	$528 – $528
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tx blue choice options facility · other · outpatient	$566	$566	—	—	—	$566 – $566
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tx hmo facility · other · outpatient	$566	$566	—	—	—	$566 – $566
15	UnitedHealthcare uhc health select facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$607	$607	—	—	—	$607 – $607
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs tx ppo trad facility · other · outpatient	$608	$608	—	—	—	$608 – $608
17	Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$694	$694	—	—	—	$694 – $694
18	Aetna aetna nbd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$694	$694	—	—	—	$694 – $694
19	Aetna aetna all facility · other · outpatient	$821	$821	—	—	—	$821 – $821
20	Aetna aetna first health facility · other · outpatient	$863	$863	—	—	—	$863 – $863
21	Aetna aetna first health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$863	$863	—	—	—	$863 – $863
22	Cigna cigna all facility · other · outpatient	$893	$893	—	—	1–10	$893 – $893
23	MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	—	$1.4k – $1.4k
24	MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
25	Aetna aetna auto facility · other · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k

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Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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