RC 174
Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
NEWBORN IV NICU
McAllen, TX
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McAllen Hospitals, LP’s median price of $1.6k is 69% below the median hospital's median price ($5.2k), higher than 5% of the 930 hospitals reporting RC 174. 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, 11 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 medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $444 | $444 | — | — | — | $444 – $444 |
| 2 | Cigna medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $458 | $458 | — | — | — | $458 – $458 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $467 | $467 | — | — | — | $467 – $467 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield qhp per diem · inpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo per diem · inpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo per diem · inpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 7 | Aetna hmo per diem · inpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 8 | Cigna hmo per diem · inpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 9 | Humana managed_care per diem · inpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 10 | MultiPlan managed_care percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 11 | Aetna ppo per diem · inpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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