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Original text from hospital filings
PR INSJ NON-TUNNELED CENTRAL VENOUS CATH AGE 5 YR/>
Middlebury, VT
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Porter Hospital Inc’s median price of $351 is 88% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 9% 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: 7 payers, 21 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 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $73.15 | $73.15 | $73.15 – $73.15 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $77.00 | $77.00 | $77.00 – $77.00 |
| 3 | Bcbs Vt medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $88.55 | $88.55 | $88.55 – $88.55 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $134.60 | $134.60 | $134.60 – $134.60 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $189.63 | $189.63 | $174.25 – $205.00 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $196.80 | $196.80 | $196.80 – $196.80 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $263.42 | $263.42 | $263.42 – $263.42 |
| 8 | MultiPlan group health professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $323.95 | $323.95 | $323.95 – $323.95 |
| 9 | Bcbs Vt indemnity/the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $325.08 | $325.08 | $325.08 – $325.08 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $351.20 | $351.20 | $351.20 – $351.20 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $467.37 | $467.37 | $467.37 – $467.37 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,848 | $1,848 | $1,848 – $1,848 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,848 | $1,848 | $1,848 – $1,848 |
| 14 | Bcbs Vt medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,887 | $1,887 | $1,887 – $1,887 |
| 15 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,990 | $2,990 | $2,990 – $2,990 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,067 | $3,067 | $3,067 – $3,067 |
| 17 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,425 | $3,425 | $3,425 – $3,425 |
| 18 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,425 | $3,425 | $3,425 – $3,425 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,576 | $3,576 | $3,576 – $3,576 |
| 20 | MultiPlan group health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,735 | $3,735 | $3,735 – $3,735 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,893 | $3,893 | $3,893 – $3,893 |
Last updated: Apr 28, 2026
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