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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Application of a modality to 1 or more areas; paraffin bath
Houston, TX
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Mhhs Imaging Center’s median price of $76 is 150% above the median hospital's median price ($30), higher than 77% of the 2,225 hospitals reporting CPT 97018. 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 | $15.21 | $15.21 | $15.21 – $15.21 |
| 2 | Bcbs Tx bcbs my blue health (mbh) facility · case rate · outpatient | $15.21 | $15.21 | $15.21 – $15.21 |
| 3 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue essentials facility · case rate · outpatient | $20.19 | $20.19 | $20.19 – $20.19 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tx bcbs high performance network (hpn) facility · case rate · outpatient | $20.84 | $20.84 | $20.84 – $20.84 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue premier facility · case rate · outpatient | $20.84 | $20.84 | $20.84 – $20.84 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx bcbs ppo/pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $23.79 | $23.79 | $23.79 – $23.79 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare uhc nexus facility · case rate · outpatient | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 – $61.00 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare uhc hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $67.00 | $67.00 | $67.00 – $67.00 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna multi-tier pos/epo facility · case rate · outpatient | $71.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 – $71.00 |
| 10 | Aetna aetna multi-tier hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $72.78 | $72.78 | $72.78 – $72.78 |
| 11 | Aetna aetna pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $76.00 | $76.00 | $76.00 – $76.00 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · case rate · outpatient | $79.40 | $79.40 | $79.40 – $79.40 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $110.00 | $110.00 | $110.00 – $110.00 |
| 14 | Humana humana hmox facility · case rate · outpatient | $140.00 | $140.00 | $140.00 – $140.00 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna surefit facility · case rate · outpatient | $198.00 | $198.00 | $198.00 – $198.00 |
| 16 | Healthcare Highways healthcare highways facility · case rate · outpatient | $205.00 | $205.00 | $205.00 – $205.00 |
| 17 | Cigna cigna facility · case rate · outpatient | $228.00 | $228.00 | $228.00 – $228.00 |
| 18 | Humana humana ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $435.00 | $435.00 | $435.00 – $435.00 |
Last updated: Nov 6, 2024
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