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PR INSJ NON-TUNNELED CENTRAL VENOUS CATH AGE 5 YR/>
Burlington, VT
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University of Vermont Medical Center Inc’s median price of $782 is 73% below the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 15% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 25 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 managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $158.82 | $158.82 | $158.82 – $158.82 |
| 2 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans professional · fee schedule · both | $181.15 | $181.15 | $181.15 – $181.15 |
| 3 | Humana tricare professional · fee schedule · both | $182.05 | $182.05 | $167.29 – $196.81 |
| 4 | Aetna medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $215.94 | $215.94 | $198.43 – $233.45 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $232.29 | $232.29 | $232.29 – $232.29 |
| 6 | Excellus medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · both | $233.45 | $233.45 | $233.45 – $233.45 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial ppo for ny state employees professional · fee schedule · both | $502.08 | $502.08 | $461.37 – $542.79 |
| 8 | Excellus commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $581.19 | $581.19 | $581.19 – $581.19 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $666.69 | $666.69 | $666.69 – $666.69 |
| 10 | Bcbs Vt indemnity professional · fee schedule · both | $782.25 | $782.25 | $782.25 – $782.25 |
| 11 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership professional · fee schedule · both | $782.25 | $782.25 | $782.25 – $782.25 |
| 12 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $782.25 | $782.25 | $782.25 – $782.25 |
| 13 | Excellus medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $950.60 | $950.60 | $950.60 – $950.60 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial professional · fee schedule · both | $960.12 | $960.12 | $960.12 – $960.12 |
| 15 | Excellus managed medicaid/essential plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,630 | $1,630 | $1,630 – $1,630 |
| 16 | Cigna behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,037 | $2,037 | $2,037 – $2,037 |
| 17 | Bcbs Vt the vermont health plan/vermont health partnership facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,601 | $2,601 | $2,601 – $2,601 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,648 | $2,648 | $2,648 – $2,648 |
| 19 | Bcbs Vt indemnity facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,947 | $2,947 | $2,947 – $2,947 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,066 | $3,066 | $3,066 – $3,066 |
| 21 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,148 | $3,148 | $3,148 – $3,148 |
| 22 | Excellus commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,339 | $3,339 | $3,339 – $3,339 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,342 | $3,342 | $3,342 – $3,342 |
| 24 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,482 | $3,482 | $3,482 – $3,482 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,482 | $3,482 | $3,482 – $3,482 |
Last updated: Oct 12, 2026
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