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
Insertion of non-tunneled centrally inserted central venous catheter; age 5 years or older
Houston, TX
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Mhhs Imaging Center’s median price of $2.2k is 23% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 37% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. 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, 20 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 | Aetna aetna aco hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,386 | $1,386 | $1,386 – $1,386 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx bcbs blue advantage hmo (bav) facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,435 | $1,435 | $1,435 – $1,435 |
| 3 | Bcbs Tx bcbs my blue health (mbh) facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,435 | $1,435 | $1,435 – $1,435 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna multi-tier pos/epo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,805 | $1,805 | $1,805 – $1,805 |
| 5 | Aetna aetna multi-tier hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,872 | $1,872 | $1,872 – $1,872 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue essentials facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,908 | $1,908 | $1,908 – $1,908 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx bcbs high performance network (hpn) facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,957 | $1,957 | $1,957 – $1,957 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue premier facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,957 | $1,957 | $1,957 – $1,957 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,963 | $1,963 | $1,963 – $1,963 |
| 10 | Humana humana hmox facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,996 | $1,996 | $1,996 – $1,996 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,036 | $2,036 | $2,036 – $2,036 |
| 12 | Cigna cigna surefit facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,051 | $2,051 | $2,051 – $2,051 |
| 13 | Bcbs Tx bcbs ppo/pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,235 | $2,235 | $2,235 – $2,235 |
| 14 | Healthcare Highways healthcare highways facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,400 | $2,400 | $2,400 – $2,400 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc nexus facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,582 | $2,582 | $2,582 – $2,582 |
| 16 | Aetna aetna ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,925 | $2,925 | $2,925 – $2,925 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,043 | $3,043 | $3,043 – $3,043 |
| 18 | Cigna cigna facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,104 | $3,104 | $3,104 – $3,104 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,921 | $3,921 | $3,921 – $3,921 |
| 20 | Humana humana ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,588 | $4,588 | $4,588 – $4,588 |
Last updated: Nov 6, 2024
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