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AFO w/ankle joint, prefab
Cypress, TX
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Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital’s median price of $608 is 3% above the median hospital's median price ($590), higher than 62% of the 896 hospitals reporting HCPCS L1971. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 8 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care - hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $579 | $579 | — | — | — | $579 – $579 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare managed care - hmo/ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $588 | $588 | — | — | — | $588 – $588 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care - hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $591 | $591 | — | — | — | $591 – $591 |
| 4 | Cigna texas healthspring medicare managed care - hmo/ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $596 | $596 | — | — | — | $596 – $596 |
| 5 | Molina advantage medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $608 | $608 | — | — | — | $608 – $608 |
| 6 | Devoted medicare managed care - hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $620 | $620 | — | — | — | $620 – $620 |
| 7 | Optum transplant medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 8 | Molina exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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