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Acylcarnitines; qualitative, each specimen
Houston, TX
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Mhhs Imaging Center’s median price of $32 is 83% above the median hospital's median price ($17), higher than 83% of the 1,427 hospitals reporting CPT 82016. 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, 13 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 | $8 | $8 | — | — | — | $8 – $8 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc nexus facility · case rate · outpatient | $8 | $8 | — | — | — | $8 – $8 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $8 | $8 | — | — | — | $8 – $8 |
| 4 | Healthcare Highways healthcare highways facility · case rate · outpatient | $26 | $26 | — | — | — | $26 – $26 |
| 5 | Cigna cigna surefit facility · case rate · outpatient | $31 | $31 | — | — | — | $31 – $31 |
| 6 | Humana humana hmox facility · case rate · outpatient | $32 | $32 | — | — | — | $32 – $32 |
| 7 | Cigna cigna facility · case rate · outpatient | $33 | $33 | — | — | — | $33 – $33 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tx bcbs blue advantage hmo (bav) facility · case rate · outpatient | $55 | $55 | — | — | — | $55 – $55 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx bcbs my blue health (mbh) facility · case rate · outpatient | $55 | $55 | — | — | — | $55 – $55 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue essentials facility · case rate · outpatient | $73 | $73 | — | — | — | $73 – $73 |
| 11 | Bcbs Tx bcbs high performance network (hpn) facility · case rate · outpatient | $76 | $76 | — | — | — | $76 – $76 |
| 12 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue premier facility · case rate · outpatient | $76 | $76 | — | — | — | $76 – $76 |
| 13 | Bcbs Tx bcbs ppo/pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $86 | $86 | — | — | — | $86 – $86 |
Last updated: Nov 6, 2024
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