APC 5524
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Level 4 Imaging without Contrast
Houston, TX
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Methodist Willowbrook Hospital’s median price of $1.6k is 166% above the median hospital's median price ($607), higher than 92% of the 728 hospitals reporting APC 5524. 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, 23 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient | $538 | $538 | — | — | 13 | $538 – $538 |
| 2 | Humana medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient | $541 | $541 | — | — | 75 | $541 – $541 |
| 3 | Aetna medicare managed care - hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $549 | $549 | — | — | 97 | $549 – $549 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient | $551 | $551 | — | — | 52 | $551 – $551 |
| 5 | Cigna texas healthspring medicare managed care - hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $554 | $554 | — | — | 39 | $554 – $554 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans other · outpatient | $573 | $573 | — | — | 280 | $573 – $573 |
| 7 | Devoted medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient | $579 | $579 | — | — | 28 | $579 – $579 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient | $581 | $581 | — | — | 96 | $581 – $581 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient | $715 | $715 | — | — | 1–10 | $715 – $715 |
| 10 | Molina exchange other · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 11 | Molina medicaid managed care plan other · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 12 | Phcs ppo other · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.7k – $1.7k |
| 13 | Cigna lifesource transplant other · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 14 | Aetna new business discount other commercial plan other · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 15 | Cigna pcp optional/pcp required benefit plans hmo other · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | 64 | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 16 | Aetna hmo/pos/ppo other · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | 46 | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 17 | Cigna network c-24 hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | 18 | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans other · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | 57 | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 19 | First Health first health/coventry ppo other · outpatient | $4.8k | $4.8k | — | — | 1–10 | $4.8k – $4.8k |
| 20 | Molina medicare/medicaid managed care plan other · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | 1–10 | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 21 | Cigna all other benefit plans ppo other · outpatient | $6.0k | $6.0k | — | — | 1–10 | $6.0k – $6.0k |
| 22 | Optum transplant other · outpatient | $9.4k | $9.4k | — | — | 1–10 | $9.4k – $9.4k |
| 23 | Cigna local plus/surefit hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $10.3k | $10.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $10.3k – $10.3k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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