COVID-19 real-time PCR diagnostic test at CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange

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Original text from hospital filings

2019-NCOV DIAGNOSTIC P

Orange, TX

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CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange’s median price of $38 is 1% above the median hospital's median price ($37), higher than 53% of the 1,478 hospitals reporting HCPCS U0001. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS U0001 at CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 21 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 all payer fee schedule · outpatient	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
2	UnitedHealthcare hix fee schedule · outpatient	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
3	Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
4	Bcbs Tx mm fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
5	Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
6	Molina medicare adv mm fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
7	UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
8	WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient	$36	$36	—	—	—	$36 – $36
9	Molina chip km fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
10	Molina star km fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
11	Molina star plus km fee schedule · outpatient	$38	$38	—	—	—	$38 – $38
12	Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
13	UnitedHealthcare chip km fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
14	UnitedHealthcare star kid km fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
15	UnitedHealthcare star km fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
16	UnitedHealthcare star plus km fee schedule · outpatient	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
17	Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$138	$138	—	—	—	$138 – $138
18	Bcbs Tx heb fee schedule · outpatient	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
19	Bcbs Tx hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
20	Bcbs Tx ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$172	$172	—	—	—	$172 – $172
21	Bcbs Tx traditional fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183

Last updated: Jan 13, 2026

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