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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Brain imaging, positron emission tomography (PET); perfusion evaluation
Houston, TX
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Mhhs Imaging Center’s median price of $3.1k is 210% above the median hospital's median price ($1.0k), higher than 76% of the 1,136 hospitals reporting CPT 78609. 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, 18 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 | $257 | $257 | — | — | — | $257 – $257 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx bcbs my blue health (mbh) facility · case rate · outpatient | $257 | $257 | — | — | — | $257 – $257 |
| 3 | Aetna aetna multi-tier hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $270 | $270 | — | — | — | $270 – $270 |
| 4 | Aetna aetna multi-tier pos/epo facility · case rate · outpatient | $270 | $270 | — | — | — | $270 – $270 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue essentials facility · case rate · outpatient | $275 | $275 | — | — | — | $275 – $275 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx bcbs high performance network (hpn) facility · case rate · outpatient | $283 | $283 | — | — | — | $283 – $283 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue premier facility · case rate · outpatient | $283 | $283 | — | — | — | $283 – $283 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tx bcbs ppo/pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $324 | $324 | — | — | — | $324 – $324 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $515 | $515 | — | — | — | $515 – $515 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $515 | $515 | — | — | — | $515 – $515 |
| 11 | Humana humana hmox facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 12 | Healthcare Highways healthcare highways facility · case rate · outpatient | $3k | $3k | — | — | — | $3k – $3k |
| 13 | Cigna cigna surefit facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.7k | $3.7k | — | — | — | $3.7k – $3.7k |
| 14 | Cigna cigna facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | — | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare uhc nexus facility · case rate · outpatient | $4.8k | $4.8k | — | — | — | $4.8k – $4.8k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.4k | $8.4k | — | — | — | $8.4k – $8.4k |
| 18 | Humana humana ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $8.6k | $8.6k | — | — | — | $8.6k – $8.6k |
Last updated: Nov 6, 2024
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