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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HEXA (hexosaminidase A [alpha polypeptide]) (eg, Tay-Sachs disease) gene analysis, common variants (eg, 1278insTATC, 1421+1G>C, G269S)
Houston, TX
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Mhhs Imaging Center’s median price of $49 is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($55), higher than 7% of the 1,621 hospitals reporting CPT 81255. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 3 payers, 10 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 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc nexus facility · case rate · outpatient | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $22 | $22 | — | — | — | $22 – $22 |
| 4 | Healthcare Highways healthcare highways facility · case rate · outpatient | $77 | $77 | — | — | — | $77 – $77 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx bcbs blue advantage hmo (bav) facility · case rate · outpatient | $172 | $172 | — | — | — | $172 – $172 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx bcbs my blue health (mbh) facility · case rate · outpatient | $172 | $172 | — | — | — | $172 – $172 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue essentials facility · case rate · outpatient | $229 | $229 | — | — | — | $229 – $229 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tx bcbs high performance network (hpn) facility · case rate · outpatient | $236 | $236 | — | — | — | $236 – $236 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue premier facility · case rate · outpatient | $236 | $236 | — | — | — | $236 – $236 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx bcbs ppo/pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $270 | $270 | — | — | — | $270 – $270 |
Last updated: Nov 6, 2024
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