Open gastrostomy tube placement for newborn feeding at Saint Thomas West Hospital

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GASTROSTOMY OPEN NEONATAL

Nashville, TN

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Saint Thomas West Hospital’s median price of $898 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 19% 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 Saint Thomas West Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 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	Clover 2943_medicare advantage clover outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$897.90	$897.90	$897.90 – $897.90
2	Clover 3227_medicare advantage clover inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$897.90	$897.90	$897.90 – $897.90
3	Humana 2945_medicare advantage humana outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$897.90	$897.90	$897.90 – $897.90
4	Humana 3222_mttn sttn medicare advantage humana inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$897.90	$897.90	$897.90 – $897.90
5	Optum 2935_medicare advantage optum va outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$897.90	$897.90	$897.90 – $897.90
6	Optum 3205_medicare advantage optum va inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$897.90	$897.90	$897.90 – $897.90
7	UnitedHealthcare 2951_mttn sttn rptn medicare advantage uhc outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$897.90	$897.90	$897.90 – $897.90
8	UnitedHealthcare 3226_medicare advantage uhc inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$897.90	$897.90	$897.90 – $897.90
9	Aetna 2956_rhtn rptn sdtn thtn mttn sttn medicare advantage aetna outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$915.86	$915.86	$915.86 – $915.86
10	Aetna 3214_rptn rhtn sdtn thtn mttn sttn medicare advantage aetna inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$915.86	$915.86	$915.86 – $915.86
11	Blue Cross Blue Shield 2949_mttn sttn medicare advantage blue cross blue shield bluecare plus outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$933.82	$933.82	$933.82 – $933.82
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield 3223_mttn sttn medicare advantage blue cross blue shield bluecare plus inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$933.82	$933.82	$933.82 – $933.82
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield 2941_medicare advantage blue cross blue shield blue advantage outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$942.80	$942.80	$942.80 – $942.80
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield 3238_thtn medicare advantage blue cross blue shield inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$942.80	$942.80	$942.80 – $942.80
15	Ambetter 2933_ambetter of tn outpatient 20250101 other · outpatient	$1,167	$1,167	$1,167 – $1,167
16	Ambetter 3236_ambetter of tn inpatient 20251001 other · inpatient	$1,167	$1,167	$1,167 – $1,167
17	Oscar 499_oscar health (west) op 20180101 other · outpatient	$1,257	$1,257	$1,257 – $1,257
18	Cigna 3193_cigna localplus (dekalb) 20250601 fee schedule · outpatient	$2,118	$2,118	$2,118 – $2,118
19	Cigna 3192_rhtn cigna localplus 20250601 fee schedule · outpatient	$2,139	$2,139	$2,139 – $2,139
20	Cigna 3199_cigna ppo (dekalb) 20250601 fee schedule · outpatient	$2,215	$2,215	$2,215 – $2,215
21	Cigna 3196_cigna hmo (dekalb) 20250601 fee schedule · outpatient	$2,226	$2,226	$2,226 – $2,226
22	Cigna 3187_sttn cigna localplus 20250601 fee schedule · outpatient	$5,600	$5,600	$5,600 – $5,600
23	Cigna 3185_sttn cigna hmo 20250601 fee schedule · outpatient	$6,165	$6,165	$6,165 – $6,165

Last updated: Jan 1, 2026

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