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Thoracotomy; with removal of intrapulmonary foreign body
Argyle, TX
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Medical City Argyle’s median price of $16.1k is 459% above the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 92% of the 1,212 hospitals reporting CPT 32151. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 29 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 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $948 | $948 | — | — | — | $948 – $948 |
| 2 | Superior Healthplan mcdstar case rate · outpatient | $948 | $948 | — | — | — | $948 – $948 |
| 3 | Superior Healthplan starhealth case rate · outpatient | $948 | $948 | — | — | — | $948 – $948 |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan starkids case rate · outpatient | $948 | $948 | — | — | — | $948 – $948 |
| 5 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $948 | $948 | — | — | — | $948 – $948 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bluepremier fee schedule · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 7 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 8 | Aetna qhphix case rate · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 9 | Aetna newbusiness case rate · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 10 | Aetna comm case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 11 | Aetna meritain case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 12 | Aetna oon case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 13 | Oscar hix case rate · outpatient | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 14 | Humana comm fee schedule · outpatient | $7.2k | $7.2k | — | — | — | $7.2k – $7.2k |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | — | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange case rate · outpatient | $9.4k | $9.4k | — | — | — | $9.4k – $9.4k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $10.9k | $10.9k | — | — | — | $10.9k – $10.9k |
| 18 | Cigna localplus case rate · outpatient | $20.0k | $20.0k | — | — | — | $20.0k – $20.0k |
| 19 | Cigna newbusiness case rate · outpatient | $20.0k | $20.0k | — | — | — | $20.0k – $20.0k |
| 20 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $22.4k | $22.4k | — | — | — | $22.4k – $22.4k |
| 21 | Cigna networkbenefit case rate · outpatient | $22.4k | $22.4k | — | — | — | $22.4k – $22.4k |
| 22 | Cigna openaccessplus case rate · outpatient | $22.4k | $22.4k | — | — | — | $22.4k – $22.4k |
| 23 | Cigna allother case rate · outpatient | $28.3k | $28.3k | — | — | — | $28.3k – $28.3k |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $32.1k | $32.1k | — | — | — | $32.1k – $32.1k |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $32.1k | $32.1k | — | — | — | $32.1k – $32.1k |
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026
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