Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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Abdominal paracentesis (diagnostic or therapeutic); without imaging guidance
Houston, TX
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Mhhs Imaging Center’s median price of $2.9k is 172% above the median hospital's median price ($1.0k), higher than 94% of the 2,354 hospitals reporting CPT 49082. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 20 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 | Bcbs Tx bcbs blue advantage hmo (bav) facility · case rate · outpatient | $692 | $692 | — | — | — | $692 – $692 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx bcbs my blue health (mbh) facility · case rate · outpatient | $692 | $692 | — | — | — | $692 – $692 |
| 3 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue essentials facility · case rate · outpatient | $920 | $920 | — | — | — | $920 – $920 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tx bcbs high performance network (hpn) facility · case rate · outpatient | $943 | $943 | — | — | — | $943 – $943 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue premier facility · case rate · outpatient | $943 | $943 | — | — | — | $943 – $943 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx bcbs ppo/pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 7 | Humana humana hmox facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 8 | Aetna aetna aco hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | — | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 9 | Cigna cigna surefit facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 10 | Aetna aetna multi-tier pos/epo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.4k | $2.4k | — | — | — | $2.4k – $2.4k |
| 11 | Aetna aetna multi-tier hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 12 | Aetna aetna pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 13 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc nexus facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 15 | Cigna cigna facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 17 | Healthcare Highways healthcare highways facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 18 | Aetna aetna ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.5k | $4.5k | — | — | — | $4.5k – $4.5k |
| 20 | Humana humana ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $11.9k | $11.9k | — | — | — | $11.9k – $11.9k |
Last updated: Nov 6, 2024
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