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); with imaging guidance
Houston, TX
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Mhhs Imaging Center’s median price of $2.9k is 146% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 94% of the 2,488 hospitals reporting CPT 49083. 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 | $691.61 | $691.61 | $691.61 – $691.61 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx bcbs my blue health (mbh) facility · case rate · outpatient | $691.61 | $691.61 | $691.61 – $691.61 |
| 3 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue essentials facility · case rate · outpatient | $919.53 | $919.53 | $919.53 – $919.53 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tx bcbs high performance network (hpn) facility · case rate · outpatient | $943.10 | $943.10 | $943.10 – $943.10 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue premier facility · case rate · outpatient | $943.10 | $943.10 | $943.10 – $943.10 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx bcbs ppo/pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,077 | $1,077 | $1,077 – $1,077 |
| 7 | Humana humana hmox facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,255 | $1,255 | $1,255 – $1,255 |
| 8 | Aetna aetna aco hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,859 | $1,859 | $1,859 – $1,859 |
| 9 | Cigna cigna surefit facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,051 | $2,051 | $2,051 – $2,051 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna multi-tier pos/epo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,420 | $2,420 | $2,420 – $2,420 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna multi-tier hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,510 | $2,510 | $2,510 – $2,510 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,632 | $2,632 | $2,632 – $2,632 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,729 | $2,729 | $2,729 – $2,729 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc nexus facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,949 | $2,949 | $2,949 – $2,949 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,104 | $3,104 | $3,104 – $3,104 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,478 | $3,478 | $3,478 – $3,478 |
| 17 | Healthcare Highways healthcare highways facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,528 | $3,528 | $3,528 – $3,528 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $3,885 | $3,885 | $3,885 – $3,885 |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $4,476 | $4,476 | $4,476 – $4,476 |
| 20 | Humana humana ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $11,924 | $11,924 | $11,924 – $11,924 |
Last updated: Nov 6, 2024
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