RC 278
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SCREW LOCKING MEDULLARY NAIL 5
Kyle, TX
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Ascension Seton’s median price of $2.3k is 85% above the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 72% of the 1,921 hospitals reporting RC 278. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 136 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 3597_blue cross chip/star kids (hay) inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $452.22 | $818.01 | $0.18 – $25,043 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 3696_chirp blue cross star (hay) inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $451.85 | $818.48 | $0.18 – $25,043 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4222_chirp blue cross star (hay) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $451.85 | $818.48 | $0.18 – $25,043 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare 3740_chirp uhc star (hay) inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $451.85 | $818.48 | $0.18 – $25,043 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare 3751_chirp uhc star plus (hay) inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $451.85 | $818.48 | $0.18 – $25,043 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare 4256_chirp uhc star (hay) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $451.85 | $818.48 | $0.18 – $25,043 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare 4267_chirp uhc star plus (hay) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $451.85 | $818.48 | $0.18 – $25,043 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare 4314_uhc star kids (hay) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $451.85 | $818.48 | $0.18 – $25,043 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare 4325_uhc star kids (hay) inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $451.85 | $818.48 | $0.18 – $25,043 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4171_blue cross chip (hay) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $453.27 | $820.69 | $0.18 – $25,043 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4171_blue cross chip/star kids (hay) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $453.27 | $820.69 | $0.18 – $25,043 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 5009_blue cross star kids (hay) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $453.27 | $820.69 | $0.18 – $25,043 |
| 13 | Ambetter 3879_superior ambetter (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,055 | $1,909 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
| 14 | Ambetter 3880_superior ambetter (chi,dcn) outpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,055 | $1,909 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 3594_blue cross chip/star kids (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,055 | $1,909 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 3693_chirp blue cross star (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,055 | $1,909 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare 3737_chirp uhc star (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,055 | $1,909 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare 3748_chirp uhc star plus (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,055 | $1,909 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare 4322_uhc star kids (chi,dcn) inpatient 20240901 percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1,055 | $1,909 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,058 | $1,915 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 4168_blue cross chip/star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,058 | $1,915 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield 5003_blue cross star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,058 | $1,915 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare 4253_chirp uhc star (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,058 | $1,915 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare 4264_chirp uhc star plus (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,058 | $1,915 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare 4311_uhc star kids (chi,dcn) outpatient 20241201 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,058 | $1,915 | $0.42 – $58,433 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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