Cervical or thoracic discography injection, per spinal level at Methodist Hospital

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Injection procedure for discography, each level; cervical or thoracic

SAN ANTONIO, TX

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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $1.6k is 70% above the median hospital's median price ($932), higher than 64% of the 1,490 hospitals reporting CPT 62291. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 62291 at Methodist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 35 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 optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$569	$569	—	—	—	$569 – $569
5	First Health hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$612	$612	—	—	—	$612 – $612
6	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$655	$655	—	—	—	$655 – $655
7	Cigna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$657	$657	—	—	—	$657 – $657
8	Cigna newbusinessnetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$662	$662	—	—	—	$662 – $662
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield trad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$669	$669	—	—	—	$669 – $669
10	Healthcare Highways narrownetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$698	$698	—	—	—	$698 – $698
11	Cigna hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$725	$725	—	—	—	$725 – $725
12	Cigna openaccessplus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$725	$725	—	—	—	$725 – $725
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$793	$793	—	—	—	$793 – $793
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$830	$830	—	—	—	$830 – $830
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$830	$830	—	—	—	$830 – $830
16	Cigna ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$877	$877	—	—	—	$877 – $877
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$907	$907	—	—	—	$907 – $907
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$984	$984	—	—	—	$984 – $984
19	Aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	—	$1.1k – $1.1k
20	Aetna qhphix case rate · outpatient	$1.2k	$1.2k	—	—	—	$1.2k – $1.2k
21	Aetna narrownetwork case rate · outpatient	$1.6k	$1.6k	—	—	—	$1.6k – $1.6k
22	MultiPlan phcsprimarynetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$1.7k	$1.7k	—	—	—	$1.7k – $1.7k
23	Aetna newbusinessrates case rate · outpatient	$1.8k	$1.8k	—	—	—	$1.8k – $1.8k
24	Aetna commercialbasenetwork case rate · outpatient	$1.9k	$1.9k	—	—	—	$1.9k – $1.9k
25	UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient	$1.9k	$1.9k	—	—	—	$1.9k – $1.9k

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Last updated: May 1, 2026

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