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Original text from hospital filings
Blood count; reticulocytes, automated, including 1 or more cellular parameters (eg, reticulocyte hemoglobin content ºCHr», immature reticulocyte fraction ºIRF», reticulocyte volume ºMRV», RNA content)
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $12 is 48% above the median hospital's median price ($8), higher than 66% of the 1,948 hospitals reporting CPT 85046. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 15 payers, 64 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 | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 2 | First Health chipperinate fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 3 | First Health mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare mcd fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 5 | First Health mcdstarkids fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 6 | First Health starplus fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 8 | Aetna Better Health chipepo fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 9 | Aetna Better Health chipperinate fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 10 | Aetna Better Health chpfc fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 11 | Aetna Better Health star fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 12 | Aetna Better Health star+plus fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 13 | Aetna Better Health starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 14 | Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 15 | Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 16 | Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 17 | Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcrpos fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 21 | Devoted dualeligible fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 22 | Devoted mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 23 | Devoted mcrpffs fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 24 | Devoted mcrpos fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 25 | Devoted mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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