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Pretreatment of serum for use in red blood cell antibody analysis and measurement, by differential red cell absorption
Carthage, TX
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Carthage Hospital, LLC’s median price of $32 is 57% below the median hospital's median price ($75), higher than 4% of the 2,192 hospitals reporting CPT 86978. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 4 payers, 7 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 | Healthcare Highways hch 90 degree benefits [221013] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $32.25 | $32.25 | $32.25 – $32.25 |
| 2 | Healthcare Highways hch broken arrow [221012] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $32.25 | $32.25 | $32.25 – $32.25 |
| 3 | Healthcare Highways hch john soules foods [221011] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $32.25 | $32.25 | $32.25 – $32.25 |
| 4 | Cigna cigna ppo [126025] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $71.98 | $71.98 | $71.98 – $71.98 |
| 5 | Cigna cigna - great west [126009] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $81.27 | $81.27 | $81.27 – $81.27 |
| 6 | Humana humana commercial [214001] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $81.27 | $81.27 | $81.27 – $81.27 |
| 7 | Phcs phcs multiplan [178000] facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $81.27 | $81.27 | $81.27 – $81.27 |
Last updated: Feb 12, 2026
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