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EPOETIN ALFA PER 1000 UNITS
Houston, TX
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Chi St. Luke's Health Baylor College Of Medicine Medical Center’s median price of $128 is 516% above the median hospital's median price ($21), higher than 67% of the 2,057 hospitals reporting HCPCS J0885. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 53 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 | Aetna medicare|transplant case rate · outpatient | $7.09 | $7.09 | $7.09 – $7.09 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $7.09 | $7.09 | $7.09 – $7.09 |
| 3 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|hmo case rate · outpatient | $7.09 | $7.09 | $7.09 – $7.09 |
| 4 | Humana medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $7.09 | $7.09 | $7.09 – $7.09 |
| 5 | Humana medicare|transplant case rate · outpatient | $7.09 | $7.09 | $7.09 – $7.09 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|ppo case rate · outpatient | $7.16 | $7.16 | $7.16 – $7.16 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $7.23 | $7.23 | $7.23 – $7.23 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $7.23 | $7.23 | $7.23 – $7.23 |
| 9 | Superior Healthplan commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $10.63 | $10.63 | $10.63 – $10.63 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $11.31 | $11.31 | $11.31 – $11.31 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $11.84 | $11.84 | $11.84 – $11.84 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|myblue health exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $14.36 | $14.36 | $14.36 – $14.36 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|charter fee schedule · outpatient | $15.50 | $15.50 | $15.50 – $15.50 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $15.50 | $15.50 | $15.50 – $15.50 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $15.50 | $15.50 | $15.50 – $15.50 |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue advantage exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $18.03 | $18.03 | $18.03 – $18.03 |
| 17 | Cigna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $22.21 | $22.21 | $22.21 – $22.21 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|premier fee schedule · outpatient | $22.66 | $22.66 | $22.66 – $22.66 |
| 19 | Cigna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $23.42 | $23.42 | $23.42 – $23.42 |
| 20 | Cigna commercial|surefit fee schedule · outpatient | $23.42 | $23.42 | $23.42 – $23.42 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $29.53 | $29.53 | $29.53 – $29.53 |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo trad fee schedule · outpatient | $31.92 | $31.92 | $31.92 – $31.92 |
| 23 | Aetna commercial|kelseycare fee schedule · inpatient | $106.61 | $112.69 | $41.52 – $271.33 |
| 24 | Aetna commercial|kelseycare fee schedule · outpatient | $106.61 | $112.69 | $41.52 – $271.33 |
| 25 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · inpatient | $126.00 | $133.18 | $49.06 – $320.66 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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