RC 481
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Twist drill, burr hole, craniotomy, or craniectomy with stereotactic implantation of neurostimulator electrode array in subcortical site (eg, thalamus, globus pallidus, subthalamic nucleus, periventri
Austin, TX
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St. David's Medical Center’s median price of $5.9k is 12% below the median hospital's median price ($6.8k), higher than 42% of the 1,639 hospitals reporting RC 481. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 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 | UnitedHealthcare mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.5k | $2.2k | 143% | — | $12 – $34.8k |
| 2 | Oscar hix case rate · outpatient | $3.3k | $4.4k | $1.7k | 40% | — | $2.2k – $9.2k |
| 3 | Oscar hmo case rate · outpatient | $3.3k | $4.4k | $1.7k | 40% | — | $2.2k – $9.2k |
| 4 | Oscar epo case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $5.0k | $2.1k | 41% | — | $2.5k – $10.1k |
| 5 | Oscar pos case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $5.0k | $2.1k | 41% | — | $2.5k – $10.1k |
| 6 | Oscar ppo case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $5.0k | $2.1k | 41% | — | $2.5k – $10.1k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $5.1k | $7.0k | $7.2k | 104% | — | $39 – $257.7k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $7.5k | $7.1k | $4.8k | 67% | — | $2.0k – $51.0k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkhix case rate · outpatient | $8.5k | $7.2k | $4.9k | 68% | — | $2.1k – $52.8k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $5.9k | $8.0k | $8.5k | 106% | — | $45 – $297.4k |
| 11 | Healthcare Highways epo case rate · outpatient | $9.4k | $9.8k | $4.8k | 49% | — | $1.9k – $44.6k |
| 12 | Healthcare Highways ppo case rate · outpatient | $9.6k | $10.0k | $4.9k | 49% | — | $1.9k – $45.6k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $10.3k | $10.3k | $6.8k | 66% | — | $2.3k – $79.7k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $8.3k | $11.2k | $12.4k | 110% | — | $60 – $463.6k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $8.3k | $11.2k | $12.4k | 110% | — | $60 – $463.6k |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa fee schedule · outpatient | $8.8k | $11.9k | $13.2k | 111% | — | $64 – $486.5k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $9.4k | $12.6k | $14.0k | 111% | — | $69 – $509.4k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth case rate · outpatient | $18.6k | $18.6k | — | — | — | $18.6k – $18.6k |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage case rate · outpatient | $21.0k | $21.0k | — | — | — | $21.0k – $21.0k |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials case rate · outpatient | $29.8k | $29.8k | — | — | — | $29.8k – $29.8k |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess case rate · outpatient | $29.8k | $29.8k | — | — | — | $29.8k – $29.8k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa case rate · outpatient | $32.0k | $32.0k | — | — | — | $32.0k – $32.0k |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo case rate · outpatient | $34.2k | $34.2k | — | — | — | $34.2k – $34.2k |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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