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TISSUE HOMOGENIZATION REF 1
Arlington, TX
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AMH Cath Labs LLC’s median price of $16 is 62% above the median hospital's median price ($10), higher than 66% of the 2,264 hospitals reporting CPT 87176. 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, 31 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 managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 3 | WellCare managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 4 | Molina managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 5 | Aetna managed medicaid fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payer fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 9 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 10 | Humana medicare advantage ppo case rate · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 11 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 12 | WellCare medicare advantage hmo case rate · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 13 | WellCare medicare advantage mmp case rate · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage ppo case rate · outpatient | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage hmo case rate · outpatient | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $8 | $8 | — | — | — | $8 – $8 |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $12 | $12 | — | — | — | $12 – $12 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $13 | $13 | — | — | — | $13 – $13 |
| 19 | Aetna whole health fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 20 | Cigna oap/hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 21 | Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $26 | $26 | — | — | — | $26 – $26 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield traditional fee schedule · outpatient | $34 | $34 | — | — | — | $34 – $34 |
| 24 | Phcs ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $43 | $43 | $15 | 35% | — | $28 – $58 |
| 25 | Aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $43 | $43 | $15 | 35% | — | $28 – $58 |
Last updated: Apr 21, 2026
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