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
HC GASTRIC INTUBATION/ASPIRATION, THERAPEUTIC
River, SC
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McLeod Health’s median price of $1.5k is 368% above the median hospital's median price ($325), higher than 87% of the 2,150 hospitals reporting CPT 43753. 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, 10 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hix fee schedule · both | $98 | $98 | — | — | — | $98 – $98 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield state fee schedule · both | $126 | $126 | — | — | — | $126 – $126 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield preferred fee schedule · both | $265 | $265 | — | — | — | $265 – $265 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield choice fee schedule · both | $287 | $287 | — | — | — | $287 – $287 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $535 | $535 | — | — | — | $535 – $535 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicaid fee schedule · both | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 7 | Medicaid medicaid fee schedule · both | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 8 | Molina medicaid fee schedule · both | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 10 | Cigna commercial case rate · outpatient | $10.1k | $10.1k | — | — | — | $10.1k – $10.1k |
Last updated: Jul 20, 2026
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