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Original text from hospital filings
Placement of stent(s) into a bile duct, percutaneous, including diagnostic cholangiography, imaging guidance (eg, fluoroscopy and/or ultrasound), balloon dilation, catheter exchange(s) and catheter removal(s) when performed, and all associated radiological supervision and interpretation; new access, with placement of separate biliary drainage catheter (eg, external or internal-external)
Houston, TX
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Mhhs Imaging Center’s median price of $5.7k is 15% below the median hospital's median price ($6.8k), higher than 28% of the 1,867 hospitals reporting CPT 47540. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 17 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 | Aetna aetna aco hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 2 | Aetna aetna multi-tier pos/epo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 3 | Aetna aetna multi-tier hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 4 | Aetna aetna pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 5 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx bcbs blue advantage hmo (bav) facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx bcbs my blue health (mbh) facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 8 | Aetna aetna ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue essentials facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx bcbs high performance network (hpn) facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 11 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue premier facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 12 | Bcbs Tx bcbs ppo/pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $6.6k | $6.6k | — | — | — | $6.6k – $6.6k |
| 13 | Healthcare Highways healthcare highways facility · case rate · outpatient | $7.7k | $7.7k | — | — | — | $7.7k – $7.7k |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc nexus facility · case rate · outpatient | $9.5k | $9.5k | — | — | — | $9.5k – $9.5k |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $11.2k | $11.2k | — | — | — | $11.2k – $11.2k |
| 16 | Humana humana ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $11.9k | $11.9k | — | — | — | $11.9k – $11.9k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $14.5k | $14.5k | — | — | — | $14.5k – $14.5k |
Last updated: Nov 6, 2024
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