Surgical pathology tissue examination, level VI at Methodist Hospital Atascosa

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SURG PATH LEVEL 6

Jourdanton, TX

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Methodist Hospital Atascosa’s median price of $653 is 16% below the median hospital's median price ($776), higher than 37% of the 2,421 hospitals reporting CPT 88309. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88309 at Methodist Hospital Atascosa

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 34 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 chip percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
2	First Health chipperinate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
3	First Health mcdstar percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$264	$264	—	—	—	$264 – $264
4	Oscar broadnetworkhix percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$440	$440	—	—	—	$440 – $440
5	Oscar epo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$440	$440	—	—	—	$440 – $440
6	Oscar pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$440	$440	—	—	—	$440 – $440
7	Oscar ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$440	$440	—	—	—	$440 – $440
8	Cigna newbusinessnetwork fee schedule · outpatient	$454	$454	—	—	—	$454 – $454
9	Cigna hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$497	$497	—	—	—	$497 – $497
10	Cigna openaccessplus fee schedule · outpatient	$497	$497	—	—	—	$497 – $497
11	UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$541	$541	—	—	—	$541 – $541
12	First Health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$594	$594	—	—	—	$594 – $594
13	Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$601	$601	—	—	—	$601 – $601
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield trad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$649	$649	—	—	—	$649 – $649
15	UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix fee schedule · outpatient	$656	$656	—	—	—	$656 – $656
16	UnitedHealthcare charter fee schedule · outpatient	$656	$656	—	—	—	$656 – $656
17	UnitedHealthcare nexusaco fee schedule · outpatient	$656	$656	—	—	—	$656 – $656
18	UnitedHealthcare smallgroup fee schedule · outpatient	$656	$656	—	—	—	$656 – $656
19	Healthcare Highways narrownetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$678	$678	—	—	—	$678 – $678
20	Aetna qhphix fee schedule · outpatient	$835	$835	—	—	—	$835 – $835
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$854	$854	—	—	—	$854 – $854
22	UnitedHealthcare globalbenefitplan percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$990	$990	—	—	—	$990 – $990
23	Aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
24	Aetna narrownetwork fee schedule · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k

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Last updated: May 1, 2026

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