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Battery, other than lithium-ion, for use with electric or electric/pneumatic ventricular assist device, replacement only
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Methodist Hospital’s median price of $684 is 63% below the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 11% of the 975 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0496. 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, 36 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 | $124 | $124 | $18 | 15% | — | $106 – $142 |
| 2 | First Health chipperinate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $124 | $124 | $18 | 15% | — | $106 – $142 |
| 3 | First Health mcdstar percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $124 | $124 | $18 | 15% | — | $106 – $142 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $259 | $259 | $38 | 15% | — | $222 – $297 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $299 | $299 | $44 | 15% | — | $255 – $342 |
| 6 | Cigna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $300 | $300 | $44 | 15% | — | $256 – $343 |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield trad percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $305 | $305 | $44 | 15% | — | $260 – $349 |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $362 | $362 | $53 | 15% | — | $309 – $414 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $378 | $378 | $55 | 15% | — | $323 – $433 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $378 | $378 | $55 | 15% | — | $323 – $433 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $413 | $413 | $60 | 15% | — | $353 – $474 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $449 | $449 | $65 | 15% | — | $383 – $514 |
| 13 | Aetna asa percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $517 | $517 | $75 | 15% | — | $442 – $592 |
| 14 | MultiPlan phcsprimarynetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $775 | $775 | $113 | 15% | — | $662 – $888 |
| 15 | MultiPlan complementarynetwork percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $878 | $878 | $128 | 15% | — | $751 – $1.0k |
| 16 | Optum mcd percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.0k | $1.0k | $151 | 15% | — | $883 – $1.2k |
| 17 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcrpos fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 20 | Devoted dualeligible fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 21 | Devoted mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 22 | Devoted mcrpffs fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 23 | Devoted mcrpos fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 24 | Devoted mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 25 | Devoted mcrsnp fee schedule · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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