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EGD W/THRML TXMNT GERD
Pasadena, TX
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Pmc Hospital, Llc’s median price of $3.9k is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($4.1k), higher than 43% of the 1,537 hospitals reporting CPT 43257. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 22 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 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | $128 | 9% | — | $1.2k – $1.5k |
| 2 | Humana commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 3 | Humana commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $2.2k | $2.2k | — | — | — | $2.2k – $2.2k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|myblue health exchange case rate · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 7 | Cigna commercial|surefit case rate · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 8 | Cigna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 10 | Cigna Healthspring medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 11 | Humana medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3.8k | $3.8k | — | — | — | $3.8k – $3.8k |
| 12 | Aetna medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|blue premier case rate · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|charter case rate · outpatient | $4.6k | $4.6k | — | — | — | $4.6k – $4.6k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 19 | Phcs commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 20 | Ambetter commercial|all plans case rate · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | — | — | — | $5.7k – $5.7k |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | — | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 22 | Cigna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $9.0k | $9.0k | — | — | — | $9.0k – $9.0k |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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