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Induced abortion, by 1 or more vaginal suppositories (eg, prostaglandin) with or without cervical dilation (eg, laminaria), including hospital admission and visits, delivery of fetus and secundines;
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $6.4k is 181% above the median hospital's median price ($2.3k), higher than 79% of the 1,375 hospitals reporting CPT 59855. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 18 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 10 | Cigna newbusinessnetwork case rate · outpatient | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare nexusaco case rate · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | — | — | — | $6.5k – $6.5k |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $6.8k | $6.8k | — | — | — | $6.8k – $6.8k |
| 15 | Cigna hmo case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 16 | Cigna openaccessplus case rate · outpatient | $7.0k | $7.0k | — | — | — | $7.0k – $7.0k |
| 17 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
| 18 | Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient | $11.6k | $11.6k | — | — | — | $11.6k – $11.6k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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