APC 5523
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Level 3 Imaging without Contrast
Houston, TX
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital’s median price of $867 is 181% above the median hospital's median price ($309), higher than 86% of the 744 hospitals reporting APC 5523. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 27 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 | Molina medicare/medicaid managed care plan other · outpatient | $202 | $202 | — | — | 1–10 | $202 – $202 |
| 2 | Molina advantage medicare managed care plan other · outpatient | $226 | $226 | — | — | 1–10 | $226 – $226 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient | $237 | $237 | — | — | 115 | $237 – $237 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient | $238 | $238 | — | — | 666 | $238 – $238 |
| 5 | Cigna texas healthspring medicare managed care - hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $240 | $240 | — | — | 246 | $240 – $240 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient | $242 | $242 | — | — | 16 | $242 – $242 |
| 7 | Humana medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient | $242 | $242 | — | — | 413 | $242 – $242 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare managed care - hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $246 | $246 | — | — | 509 | $246 – $246 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient | $246 | $246 | — | — | 299 | $246 – $246 |
| 10 | Devoted medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient | $258 | $258 | — | — | 119 | $258 – $258 |
| 11 | Phcs ppo other · outpatient | $416 | $416 | — | — | 1–10 | $416 – $416 |
| 12 | Molina exchange other · outpatient | $484 | $484 | — | — | 22 | $484 – $484 |
| 13 | Molina medicaid managed care plan other · outpatient | $650 | $650 | — | — | 1–10 | $650 – $650 |
| 14 | Humana transplant medicare managed care plan other · outpatient | $676 | $676 | — | — | 1–10 | $676 – $676 |
| 15 | First Health first health/coventry ppo other · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | 17 | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 16 | Humana hmo/pos other · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 17 | Cigna all other benefit plans ppo other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | 19 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 18 | Cigna local plus/surefit hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | 13 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans other · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | 1,675 | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 20 | Cigna network c-24 hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 107 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 21 | Cigna lifesource transplant other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans other · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | 508 | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 23 | Cigna pcp optional/pcp required benefit plans hmo other · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | 422 | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 24 | Aetna new business discount other commercial plan other · outpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | 14 | $2.3k – $2.3k |
| 25 | Aetna hmo/pos/ppo other · outpatient | $2.3k | $2.3k | — | — | 317 | $2.3k – $2.3k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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