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Original text from hospital filings
INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC
Austin, TX
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Heart Hosp Of Austin’s median price of $39.1k is 13% below the median hospital's median price ($44.7k), higher than 31% of the 2,217 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 853. 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, 54 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 | First Health ppo per diem · inpatient | $2,423 | $2,423 | $2,423 – $2,423 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkhix per diem · inpatient | $3,472 | $3,472 | $3,472 – $3,472 |
| 3 | Aetna narrownetwork per diem · inpatient | $3,765 | $3,765 | $3,765 – $3,765 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup per diem · inpatient | $3,976 | $3,976 | $3,976 – $3,976 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix per diem · inpatient | $4,958 | $4,958 | $4,958 – $4,958 |
| 6 | Cigna newbusinessnetwork per diem · inpatient | $5,088 | $5,188 | $5,088 – $5,387 |
| 7 | Cigna hmo per diem · inpatient | $5,428 | $5,535 | $5,428 – $5,750 |
| 8 | Cigna openaccess per diem · inpatient | $5,428 | $5,535 | $5,428 – $5,750 |
| 9 | Cigna openaccessplus per diem · inpatient | $5,428 | $5,535 | $5,428 – $5,750 |
| 10 | Cigna ppo per diem · inpatient | $6,494 | $6,623 | $6,494 – $6,880 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · inpatient | $11,384 | $11,384 | $11,384 – $11,384 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkhix case rate · inpatient | $12,013 | $12,013 | $12,013 – $12,013 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · inpatient | $16,163 | $16,163 | $16,163 – $16,163 |
| 14 | Humana mgmcr fee schedule · inpatient | $36,997 | $36,997 | $36,997 – $36,997 |
| 15 | Humana mgmcrppo fee schedule · inpatient | $36,997 | $36,997 | $36,997 – $36,997 |
| 16 | Aetna mcr fee schedule · inpatient | $37,452 | $37,452 | $37,452 – $37,452 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare mcr fee schedule · inpatient | $37,604 | $37,604 | $37,604 – $37,604 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mcrppo fee schedule · inpatient | $37,946 | $37,946 | $37,946 – $37,946 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcrhmo fee schedule · inpatient | $37,946 | $37,946 | $37,946 – $37,946 |
| 20 | Oscar hix fee schedule · inpatient | $38,324 | $38,324 | $38,324 – $38,324 |
| 21 | Oscar hmo fee schedule · inpatient | $38,324 | $38,324 | $38,324 – $38,324 |
| 22 | Devoted mcr fee schedule · inpatient | $38,705 | $38,705 | $38,705 – $38,705 |
| 23 | Cigna Healthspring dualeligible fee schedule · inpatient | $39,084 | $39,084 | $39,084 – $39,084 |
| 24 | Cigna Healthspring medicareadvantagehmo fee schedule · inpatient | $39,084 | $39,084 | $39,084 – $39,084 |
| 25 | Cigna Healthspring pffs fee schedule · inpatient | $39,084 | $39,084 | $39,084 – $39,084 |
Last updated: Sep 1, 2026
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