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Battery, 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 $1.3k is 13% above the median hospital's median price ($1.1k), higher than 62% of the 1,090 hospitals reporting HCPCS Q0506. 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 | $776 | $776 | $116 | 15% | — | $660 – $891 |
| 2 | First Health chipperinate percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $776 | $776 | $116 | 15% | — | $660 – $891 |
| 3 | First Health mcdstar percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $776 | $776 | $116 | 15% | — | $660 – $891 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcrpos fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mgmcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 7 | Devoted dualeligible fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 8 | Devoted mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 9 | Devoted mcrpffs fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 10 | Devoted mcrpos fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 11 | Devoted mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 12 | Devoted mcrsnp fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 13 | Aetna mcr fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare mcr fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 15 | WellCare mcrhmo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 16 | WellCare mcrpos fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 17 | WellCare mcrppo fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 18 | WellCare mcrsnp fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 19 | WellCare pffs fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 20 | Clover mcr fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare optionsppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.6k | $1.6k | $242 | 15% | — | $1.4k – $1.9k |
| 22 | Molina mcr fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 23 | Molina mme-mmp fee schedule · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 24 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | $279 | 15% | — | $1.6k – $2.1k |
| 25 | Cigna comm percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | $280 | 15% | — | $1.6k – $2.2k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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