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HC Placement Catheter Arterial Thoracic/Brachiocephalic Selective Initial 2nd Order Within Vascular
Troy, NY
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Samaritan Hospital’s median price of $1.9k is 29% above the median hospital's median price ($1.4k), higher than 61% of the 1,882 hospitals reporting CPT 36216. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 27 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 united healthcare medicaid harp chip facility · fee schedule · both | $186 | $186 | — | — | — | $186 – $186 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan medicaid facility · fee schedule · both | $631 | $631 | — | — | — | $631 – $631 |
| 3 | Highmark blue shield of ne new york ascend facility · other · both | $977 | $977 | — | — | — | $977 – $977 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · other · both | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 5 | Carefirst blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · other · both | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 6 | Highmark blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · other · both | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 7 | Wellmark blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · other · both | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · other · both | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 9 | Carefirst blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · other · both | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 10 | Excellus blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · other · both | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 11 | Highmark blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · other · both | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 12 | Premera blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · other · both | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 13 | Regence blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · other · both | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 14 | Wellmark blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · other · both | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 15 | Aetna aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 16 | Medical Mutual aetna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 17 | First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 18 | MultiPlan beech street facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · other · both | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 20 | MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 21 | Phcs multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.0k | $5.0k | — | — | — | $5.0k – $5.0k |
| 22 | Cigna cigna facility · fee schedule · both | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 23 | Anthem empire medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 24 | Anthem empire medicaid essential 1 2 3 4 facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 25 | Excellus empire medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | — | $5.5k – $5.5k |
Last updated: Mar 31, 2026
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