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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Health behavior intervention, group (2 or more patients), face-to-face; initial 30 minutes
Houston, TX
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Mhhs Imaging Center’s median price of $78 is 110% above the median hospital's median price ($37), higher than 81% of the 1,203 hospitals reporting CPT 96164. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 1 payer, 6 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 | $58 | $58 | — | — | — | $58 – $58 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx bcbs my blue health (mbh) facility · case rate · outpatient | $58 | $58 | — | — | — | $58 – $58 |
| 3 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue essentials facility · case rate · outpatient | $77 | $77 | — | — | — | $77 – $77 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tx bcbs high performance network (hpn) facility · case rate · outpatient | $79 | $79 | — | — | — | $79 – $79 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue premier facility · case rate · outpatient | $79 | $79 | — | — | — | $79 – $79 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx bcbs ppo/pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $90 | $90 | — | — | — | $90 – $90 |
Last updated: Nov 6, 2024
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