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Original text from hospital filings
Insertion of pacemaker pulse generator only; with existing multiple leads
Austin, TX
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St.davids Surgical Hospital’s median price of $13.6k is 26% below the median hospital's median price ($18.3k), higher than 34% of the 1,822 hospitals reporting CPT 33221. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 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 | Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 2 | Superior Healthplan chpfc case rate · outpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 3 | Superior Healthplan star case rate · outpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 5 | Aetna narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 6 | Aetna comm case rate · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 7 | Aetna meritain case rate · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 8 | Aetna asa case rate · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 9 | Aetna oon case rate · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 10 | Oscar hix case rate · outpatient | $8.9k | $8.9k | — | — | — | $8.9k – $8.9k |
| 11 | Oscar hmo case rate · outpatient | $8.9k | $8.9k | — | — | — | $8.9k – $8.9k |
| 12 | Oscar epo case rate · outpatient | $9.9k | $9.9k | — | — | — | $9.9k – $9.9k |
| 13 | Oscar pos case rate · outpatient | $9.9k | $9.9k | — | — | — | $9.9k – $9.9k |
| 14 | Oscar ppo case rate · outpatient | $9.9k | $9.9k | — | — | — | $9.9k – $9.9k |
| 15 | Healthcare Highways epo case rate · outpatient | $12.2k | $12.2k | — | — | — | $12.2k – $12.2k |
| 16 | Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient | $12.3k | $12.3k | — | — | — | $12.3k – $12.3k |
| 17 | Healthcare Highways ppo case rate · outpatient | $12.4k | $12.4k | — | — | — | $12.4k – $12.4k |
| 18 | Aetna Better Health mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $13.8k | $13.8k | — | — | — | $13.8k – $13.8k |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkhix case rate · outpatient | $19.8k | $19.8k | — | — | — | $19.8k – $19.8k |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $21.7k | $21.7k | — | — | — | $21.7k – $21.7k |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $30.9k | $30.9k | — | — | — | $30.9k – $30.9k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $32.8k | $32.8k | — | — | — | $32.8k – $32.8k |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $37.3k | $37.3k | — | — | — | $37.3k – $37.3k |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $45.2k | $45.2k | — | — | — | $45.2k – $45.2k |
| 25 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $45.2k | $45.2k | — | — | — | $45.2k – $45.2k |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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