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Original text from hospital filings
Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms (any type, single or tandem and excluding immunoassays (e.g., ia, eia, elisa, emit, fpia) and enzymatic methods (e.g., alcohol dehydrogenase)), (2) stable isotope or other universally recognized internal standards in all samples (e.g., to control for matrix effects, interferences and variations in signal strength), and (3) method or drug-specific calibration and matrix-matched quality control material (e.g., to control for instrument variations and mass spectral drift); qualitative or quantitative, all sources, includes specimen validity testing, per day; 8-14 drug class(es), including metabolite(s) if performed
Houston, TX
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Mhhs Imaging Center’s median price of $151 is 8% below the median hospital's median price ($164), higher than 12% of the 1,702 hospitals reporting HCPCS G0481. 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 | $68 | $68 | — | — | — | $68 – $68 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc nexus facility · case rate · outpatient | $68 | $68 | — | — | — | $68 – $68 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc ppo facility · case rate · outpatient | $68 | $68 | — | — | — | $68 – $68 |
| 4 | Healthcare Highways healthcare highways facility · case rate · outpatient | $235 | $235 | — | — | — | $235 – $235 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx bcbs blue advantage hmo (bav) facility · case rate · outpatient | $525 | $525 | — | — | — | $525 – $525 |
| 6 | Bcbs Tx bcbs my blue health (mbh) facility · case rate · outpatient | $525 | $525 | — | — | — | $525 – $525 |
| 7 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue essentials facility · case rate · outpatient | $697 | $697 | — | — | — | $697 – $697 |
| 8 | Bcbs Tx bcbs high performance network (hpn) facility · case rate · outpatient | $717 | $717 | — | — | — | $717 – $717 |
| 9 | Bcbs Tx bcbs hmo blue premier facility · case rate · outpatient | $717 | $717 | — | — | — | $717 – $717 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx bcbs ppo/pos facility · case rate · outpatient | $821 | $821 | — | — | — | $821 – $821 |
Last updated: Nov 6, 2024
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