Cardiac blood pool imaging with ejection fraction at Methodist Hospital

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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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

NM CARDIAC PL SGL R/S

SAN ANTONIO, TX

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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $1.1k is 103% above the median hospital's median price ($566), higher than 90% of the 1,529 hospitals reporting CPT 78481. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 78481 at Methodist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 46 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 fee schedule · outpatient	$167	$167	—	—	—	$167 – $167
2	First Health chipperinate fee schedule · outpatient	$167	$167	—	—	—	$167 – $167
3	First Health mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$167	$167	—	—	—	$167 – $167
4	UnitedHealthcare mcd fee schedule · outpatient	$167	$167	—	—	—	$167 – $167
5	First Health mcdstarkids fee schedule · outpatient	$170	$170	—	—	—	$170 – $170
6	First Health starplus fee schedule · outpatient	$170	$170	—	—	—	$170 – $170
7	Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
8	Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
9	Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
10	Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
11	Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
12	Aetna Better Health chipepo fee schedule · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
13	Aetna Better Health chipperinate fee schedule · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
14	Aetna Better Health chpfc fee schedule · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
15	Aetna Better Health star fee schedule · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
16	Aetna Better Health star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
17	Aetna Better Health starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
18	Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$208	$208	—	—	—	$208 – $208
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$233	$233	—	—	—	$233 – $233
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$245	$245	—	—	—	$245 – $245
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient	$269	$269	—	—	—	$269 – $269
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient	$269	$269	—	—	—	$269 – $269
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient	$294	$294	—	—	—	$294 – $294
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$319	$319	—	—	—	$319 – $319
25	Aetna qhphix fee schedule · outpatient	$452	$452	—	—	—	$452 – $452

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Last updated: May 1, 2026

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