RC 138
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Original text from hospital filings
REPLACEMENT OF LOWER EXT JOINT; M > 28.65 & M < 37
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $23.5k is 863% above the median hospital's median price ($2.4k), higher than 88% of the 492 hospitals reporting RC 138. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 44 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 | Aetna qhphix per diem · inpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 2 | First Health comm per diem · inpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup per diem · inpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth per diem · inpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 5 | Aetna narrownetwork per diem · inpatient | $2k | $2.0k | $1 | 0% | — | $2.0k – $2k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare charter per diem · inpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare nexusaco per diem · inpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 8 | Aetna newbusinessrates per diem · inpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | $1 | 0% | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage per diem · inpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 10 | Oscar broadnetworkhix per diem · inpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 11 | Oscar epo per diem · inpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 12 | Oscar pos per diem · inpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 13 | Oscar ppo per diem · inpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials per diem · inpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess per diem · inpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 16 | Aetna commercialbasenetwork per diem · inpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | $0 | 0% | — | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix per diem · inpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) per diem · inpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 19 | Aetna oon per diem · inpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | $0 | 0% | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 20 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo per diem · inpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 21 | Optum comm per diem · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 22 | Optum comm per diem · inpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | $117 | 4% | — | $2.8k – $3.7k |
| 23 | Optum comm case rate · inpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 24 | Cigna newbusinessnetwork per diem · inpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 25 | Cigna hmo per diem · inpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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