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THORACOTOMY-CRACKING CHEST
Pasadena, TX
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Pmc Hospital, Llc’s median price of $619 is 35% below the median hospital's median price ($951), higher than 16% of the 1,724 hospitals reporting CPT 32999. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 32 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 | $26 | $26 | — | — | — | $26 – $26 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|star case rate · outpatient | $34 | $34 | — | — | — | $34 – $34 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid|starplus case rate · outpatient | $78 | $78 | — | — | — | $78 – $78 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $473 | $473 | — | — | — | $473 – $473 |
| 5 | Cigna commercial|transplant fee schedule · outpatient | $481 | $481 | $37 | 8% | — | $444 – $518 |
| 6 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $481 | $481 | — | — | — | $481 – $481 |
| 7 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $481 | $481 | — | — | — | $481 – $481 |
| 8 | Phcs commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $481 | $481 | — | — | — | $481 – $481 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $503 | $503 | — | — | — | $503 – $503 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial|transplant fee schedule · inpatient | $518 | $518 | — | — | — | $518 – $518 |
| 11 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $555 | $555 | — | — | — | $555 – $555 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $555 | $555 | — | — | — | $555 – $555 |
| 13 | Aetna commercial|transplant fee schedule · outpatient | $562 | $562 | — | — | — | $562 – $562 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|myblue health exchange case rate · outpatient | $605 | $605 | — | — | — | $605 – $605 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $619 | $619 | — | — | — | $619 – $619 |
| 16 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $619 | $619 | — | — | — | $619 – $619 |
| 17 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $619 | $619 | — | — | — | $619 – $619 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $632 | $632 | — | — | — | $632 – $632 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $632 | $632 | — | — | — | $632 – $632 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue premier case rate · outpatient | $914 | $914 | — | — | — | $914 – $914 |
| 21 | Ambetter commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $929 | $929 | — | — | — | $929 – $929 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 25 | Humana commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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