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
HEARTMATE PWR BSE W/CBLE
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $20.3k is 570% above the median hospital's median price ($3.0k), higher than 94% of the 142 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0488. 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, 16 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 | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 2 | First Health chipperinate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 3 | First Health mcdstar percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $13.8k | $13.8k | — | — | — | $13.8k – $13.8k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $15.9k | $15.9k | — | — | — | $15.9k – $15.9k |
| 6 | Cigna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $15.9k | $15.9k | — | — | — | $15.9k – $15.9k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield trad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $16.2k | $16.2k | — | — | — | $16.2k – $16.2k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $19.2k | $19.2k | — | — | — | $19.2k – $19.2k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $20.1k | $20.1k | — | — | — | $20.1k – $20.1k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $20.1k | $20.1k | — | — | — | $20.1k – $20.1k |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $22.0k | $22.0k | — | — | — | $22.0k – $22.0k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.8k | $23.8k | — | — | — | $23.8k – $23.8k |
| 13 | Aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $27.5k | $27.5k | — | — | — | $27.5k – $27.5k |
| 14 | MultiPlan phcsprimarynetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $41.2k | $41.2k | — | — | — | $41.2k – $41.2k |
| 15 | MultiPlan complementarynetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $46.7k | $46.7k | — | — | — | $46.7k – $46.7k |
| 16 | Optum mcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $54.9k | $54.9k | — | — | — | $54.9k – $54.9k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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