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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Kidney imaging morphology; with vascular flow and function, multiple studies, with and without pharmacological intervention (eg, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and/or diuretic)
Houston, TX
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Mhhs Imaging Center’s median price of $756 is 4% above the median hospital's median price ($724), higher than 53% of the 2,003 hospitals reporting CPT 78709. 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, 15 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 | $581 | $581 | — | — | — | $581 – $581 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx bcbs my blue health (mbh) facility · case rate · outpatient | $581 | $581 | — | — | — | $581 – $581 |
| 3 | Humana humana hmox facility · case rate · outpatient | $611 | $611 | — | — | — | $611 – $611 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue essentials facility · case rate · outpatient | $618 | $618 | — | — | — | $618 – $618 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx bcbs high performance network (hpn) facility · case rate · outpatient | $637 | $637 | — | — | — | $637 – $637 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue premier facility · case rate · outpatient | $637 | $637 | — | — | — | $637 – $637 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx bcbs ppo/pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $727 | $727 | — | — | — | $727 – $727 |
| 8 | Healthcare Highways healthcare highways facility · case rate · outpatient | $756 | $756 | — | — | — | $756 – $756 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna multi-tier hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 10 | Aetna aetna multi-tier pos/epo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare uhc nexus facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.2k | $1.2k | — | — | — | $1.2k – $1.2k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | — | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 14 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
| 15 | Aetna aetna pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.5k | — | — | — | $2.5k – $2.5k |
Last updated: Nov 6, 2024
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