Tocilizumab injection for hospitalized COVID-19 patients at Methodist Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

TOCILIZUMAB 1MG COVID

SAN ANTONIO, TX

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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $15 is 24% above the median hospital's median price ($12), higher than 62% of the 1,222 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0249. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS Q0249 at Methodist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 24 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	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
2	First Health chipperinate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
3	First Health mcdstar percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
4	Cigna newbusinessnetwork fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
5	UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
6	Cigna hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
7	Cigna openaccessplus fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
8	UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
9	UnitedHealthcare charter fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
10	UnitedHealthcare nexusaco fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
11	UnitedHealthcare smallgroup fee schedule · outpatient	$12	$12	—	—	—	$12 – $12
12	Cigna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
13	Blue Cross Blue Shield trad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
15	Cigna ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$15	$15	—	—	—	$15 – $15
16	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient	$22	$22	—	—	—	$22 – $22
18	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient	$22	$22	—	—	—	$22 – $22
19	Aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$23	$23	—	—	—	$23 – $23
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient	$24	$24	—	—	—	$24 – $24
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
22	MultiPlan phcsprimarynetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
23	MultiPlan complementarynetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$39	$39	—	—	—	$39 – $39
24	Optum mcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46

Last updated: May 1, 2026

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