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Debridement (eg, high pressure waterjet with/without suction, sharp selective debridement with scissors, scalpel and forceps), open wound, (eg, fibrin, devitalized epidermis and/or dermis, exudate, de
Austin, TX
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St.davids Surgical Hospital’s median price of $154 is 17% below the median hospital's median price ($186), higher than 43% of the 2,264 hospitals reporting CPT 97598. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 63 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 2 | Superior Healthplan chip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $33 | $33 | — | — | — | $33 – $33 |
| 3 | Superior Healthplan chpfc percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $33 | $33 | — | — | — | $33 – $33 |
| 4 | Superior Healthplan star percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $33 | $33 | — | — | — | $33 – $33 |
| 5 | Superior Healthplan starplus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $33 | $33 | — | — | — | $33 – $33 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $35 | $35 | — | — | — | $35 – $35 |
| 7 | Aetna cscamcr fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring dualeligible fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 11 | Cigna Healthspring medicareadvantagehmo fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 12 | Cigna Healthspring pffs fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 13 | Cigna Healthspring pos fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 14 | Cigna Healthspring ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 15 | Cigna Healthspring snp fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 16 | Devoted mcr fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 17 | Humana mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 18 | Humana mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 19 | Humana mgmcr fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 20 | Humana mgmcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $49 | $49 | — | — | — | $49 – $49 |
| 21 | Aetna mcr fee schedule · outpatient | $50 | $50 | — | — | — | $50 – $50 |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare mcr fee schedule · outpatient | $50 | $50 | — | — | — | $50 – $50 |
| 23 | Superior Healthplan mgmcr fee schedule · outpatient | $52 | $52 | — | — | — | $52 – $52 |
| 24 | WellCare mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $52 | $52 | — | — | — | $52 – $52 |
| 25 | WellCare mcrpos fee schedule · outpatient | $52 | $52 | — | — | — | $52 – $52 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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