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Insertion of indwelling tunneled pleural catheter with cuff
Austin, TX
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St.davids Surgical Hospital’s median price of $6.5k is 64% above the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 82% of the 2,176 hospitals reporting CPT 32550. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 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 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $929 | $929 | — | — | — | $929 – $929 |
| 2 | Superior Healthplan chpfc case rate · outpatient | $929 | $929 | — | — | — | $929 – $929 |
| 3 | Superior Healthplan star case rate · outpatient | $929 | $929 | — | — | — | $929 – $929 |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $929 | $929 | — | — | — | $929 – $929 |
| 5 | Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 7 | Aetna narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 8 | Aetna comm case rate · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 9 | Aetna meritain case rate · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 12 | Aetna asa case rate · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 13 | Aetna oon case rate · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 14 | Oscar hix case rate · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 15 | Oscar hmo case rate · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 16 | Healthcare Highways epo case rate · outpatient | $6.2k | $6.2k | — | — | — | $6.2k – $6.2k |
| 17 | Healthcare Highways ppo case rate · outpatient | $6.3k | $6.3k | — | — | — | $6.3k – $6.3k |
| 18 | Oscar epo case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 19 | Oscar pos case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 20 | Oscar ppo case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $7.5k | $7.5k | — | — | — | $7.5k – $7.5k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $7.7k | $7.7k | — | — | — | $7.7k – $7.7k |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $7.7k | $7.7k | — | — | — | $7.7k – $7.7k |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa fee schedule · outpatient | $8.5k | $8.5k | — | — | — | $8.5k – $8.5k |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkhix case rate · outpatient | $8.6k | $8.6k | — | — | — | $8.6k – $8.6k |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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