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.
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REMOVE ICD LEAD EXTRACT
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $8.5k is 95% above the median hospital's median price ($4.3k), higher than 88% of the 1,891 hospitals reporting CPT 33244. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 40 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 per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 2 | First Health chipperinate per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 3 | First Health mcdstar per diem · outpatient | $365 | $365 | — | — | — | $365 – $365 |
| 4 | WellCare mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 5 | WellCare mcrpos fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 6 | WellCare mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 7 | WellCare mcrsnp fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 8 | WellCare pffs fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.9k | $4.9k | $12 | 0% | — | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 11 | First Health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.3k | $5.3k | $13 | 0% | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 12 | Cigna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.7k | $5.7k | $14 | 0% | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 13 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield trad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.8k | $5.8k | $14 | 0% | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 18 | Cigna newbusinessnetwork case rate · outpatient | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 20 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 21 | Cigna openaccessplus case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $7.2k | $7.2k | — | — | — | $7.2k – $7.2k |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $7.2k | $7.2k | — | — | — | $7.2k – $7.2k |
| 24 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
| 25 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $8.5k | $8.5k | — | — | — | $8.5k – $8.5k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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