Red blood cell pretreatment for antibody testing at Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe

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Original text from hospital filings

Pretreatment of RBCs for use in RBC antibody detection, identification, and/or compatibility testing; by density gradient separation

CONROE, TX

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Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe’s median price of $149 is 13% below the median hospital's median price ($171), higher than 32% of the 1,756 hospitals reporting CPT 86972. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 86972 at Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 39 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	Superior Healthplan chip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
2	Superior Healthplan chpfc percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
3	Superior Healthplan star percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
4	Superior Healthplan starkids percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
5	Superior Healthplan starplus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$7	$7	—	—	—	$7 – $7
6	UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$21	$21	—	—	—	$21 – $21
7	Oscar hix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
8	Healthcare Highways narrownetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$30	$30	—	—	—	$30 – $30
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield traditional percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$41	$41	—	—	—	$41 – $41
10	UnitedHealthcare globalappendix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$53	$53	—	—	—	$53 – $53
11	First Health comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$62	$62	—	—	—	$62 – $62
12	MultiPlan phcsprimarynetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$88	$88	—	—	—	$88 – $88
13	MultiPlan complementarynetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$99	$99	—	—	—	$99 – $99
14	UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix fee schedule · outpatient	$149	$149	—	—	—	$149 – $149
15	UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange fee schedule · outpatient	$149	$149	—	—	—	$149 – $149
16	UnitedHealthcare smallgroup fee schedule · outpatient	$149	$149	—	—	—	$149 – $149
17	Aetna qhpexchange fee schedule · outpatient	$155	$155	—	—	—	$155 – $155
18	Cigna csn fee schedule · outpatient	$165	$165	—	—	—	$165 – $165
19	Cigna openaccessplus fee schedule · outpatient	$178	$178	—	—	—	$178 – $178
20	Aetna nbhmo fee schedule · outpatient	$206	$206	—	—	—	$206 – $206
21	Aetna nbpos fee schedule · outpatient	$206	$206	—	—	—	$206 – $206
22	Aetna nbppo fee schedule · outpatient	$206	$206	—	—	—	$206 – $206
23	Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$212	$212	—	—	—	$212 – $212
24	Aetna commhmo fee schedule · outpatient	$219	$219	—	—	—	$219 – $219
25	Aetna commpos fee schedule · outpatient	$219	$219	—	—	—	$219 – $219

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Last updated: May 14, 2026

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