Removing clots from external cannula 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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Original text from hospital filings

External cannula declotting (separate procedure); without balloon catheter

SAN ANTONIO, TX

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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $2.4k is 39% above the median hospital's median price ($1.7k), higher than 70% of the 1,556 hospitals reporting CPT 36860. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 36860 at Methodist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 48 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	UnitedHealthcare mcd fee schedule · outpatient	$446	$446	—	—	—	$446 – $446
5	First Health mcdstarkids fee schedule · outpatient	$455	$455	—	—	—	$455 – $455
6	First Health starplus fee schedule · outpatient	$455	$455	—	—	—	$455 – $455
7	Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient	$491	$491	—	—	—	$491 – $491
8	Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$491	$491	—	—	—	$491 – $491
9	Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$491	$491	—	—	—	$491 – $491
10	Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$491	$491	—	—	—	$491 – $491
11	Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$558	$558	—	—	—	$558 – $558
12	Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · outpatient	$563	$563	—	—	—	$563 – $563
13	Aetna Better Health chipepo fee schedule · outpatient	$563	$563	—	—	—	$563 – $563
14	Aetna Better Health chipperinate fee schedule · outpatient	$563	$563	—	—	—	$563 – $563
15	Aetna Better Health chpfc fee schedule · outpatient	$563	$563	—	—	—	$563 – $563
16	Aetna Better Health star fee schedule · outpatient	$563	$563	—	—	—	$563 – $563
17	Aetna Better Health star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$563	$563	—	—	—	$563 – $563
18	Aetna Better Health starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$563	$563	—	—	—	$563 – $563
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$971	$971	—	—	—	$971 – $971
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient	$1.4k	$1.4k	—	—	—	$1.4k – $1.4k
24	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k
25	Aetna qhphix case rate · outpatient	$1.5k	$1.5k	—	—	—	$1.5k – $1.5k

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Last updated: May 1, 2026

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