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
BRNCHSC W/THER ASPIR SBSQ
Pasadena, TX
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Pmc Hospital, Llc’s median price of $566 is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($567), higher than 50% of the 1,630 hospitals reporting CPT 31646. 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, 25 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 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $159 | $159 | — | — | — | $159 – $159 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|star case rate · outpatient | $213 | $213 | — | — | — | $213 – $213 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $283 | $283 | — | — | — | $283 – $283 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|myblue health exchange case rate · outpatient | $363 | $363 | — | — | — | $363 – $363 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $389 | $389 | — | — | — | $389 – $389 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $389 | $389 | — | — | — | $389 – $389 |
| 7 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $389 | $389 | — | — | — | $389 – $389 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $397 | $397 | — | — | — | $397 – $397 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $397 | $397 | — | — | — | $397 – $397 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starplus case rate · outpatient | $485 | $485 | — | — | — | $485 – $485 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue premier case rate · outpatient | $548 | $548 | — | — | — | $548 – $548 |
| 12 | Ambetter commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $583 | $583 | — | — | — | $583 – $583 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $650 | $650 | — | — | — | $650 – $650 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $726 | $726 | — | — | — | $726 – $726 |
| 15 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $890 | $890 | $83 | 9% | — | $807 – $972 |
| 16 | Humana commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 17 | Humana commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 19 | Cigna commercial|surefit case rate · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 20 | Cigna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|charter case rate · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 24 | Phcs commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 25 | Cigna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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