Open gastrostomy tube placement for newborn feeding at Methodist Hospital Hill Country

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.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Gastrostomy, open; neonatal, for feeding

Fredericksburg, TX

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Methodist Hospital Hill Country’s median price of $1.9k is 60% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 70% of the 1,462 hospitals reporting CPT 43831. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 43831 at Methodist Hospital Hill Country

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 23 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	First Health chip per diem · outpatient	$365.00	$365.00	$365.00 – $365.00
2	First Health chipperinate per diem · outpatient	$365.00	$365.00	$365.00 – $365.00
3	First Health mcdstar per diem · outpatient	$365.00	$365.00	$365.00 – $365.00
4	WellCare mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient	$956.67	$956.67	$956.67 – $956.67
5	WellCare mcrpos fee schedule · outpatient	$956.67	$956.67	$956.67 – $956.67
6	WellCare mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient	$956.67	$956.67	$956.67 – $956.67
7	WellCare mcrsnp fee schedule · outpatient	$956.67	$956.67	$956.67 – $956.67
8	WellCare pffs fee schedule · outpatient	$956.67	$956.67	$956.67 – $956.67
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$1,210	$1,210	$1,210 – $1,210
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$1,540	$1,540	$1,540 – $1,540
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient	$1,556	$1,556	$1,556 – $1,556
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient	$1,556	$1,556	$1,556 – $1,556
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient	$1,729	$1,729	$1,729 – $1,729
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$1,902	$1,902	$1,902 – $1,902
15	UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient	$2,461	$2,461	$2,461 – $2,461
16	Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient	$3,041	$3,041	$3,041 – $3,041
17	UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient	$3,315	$3,315	$3,315 – $3,315
18	UnitedHealthcare nexusaco case rate · outpatient	$3,315	$3,315	$3,315 – $3,315
19	UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient	$3,917	$3,917	$3,917 – $3,917
20	Cigna newbusinessnetwork case rate · outpatient	$6,362	$6,362	$6,362 – $6,362
21	Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient	$6,973	$6,973	$6,973 – $6,973
22	Cigna openaccessplus case rate · outpatient	$6,973	$6,973	$6,973 – $6,973
23	Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient	$8,423	$8,423	$8,423 – $8,423

Last updated: May 1, 2026

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