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LENGTHENING OF HAND TENDON
San Marcos, TX
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Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos’s median price of $3.2k is about the same as the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 50% of the 1,526 hospitals reporting CPT 26478. 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, 19 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 star kids km case rate · outpatient | $279.80 | $279.80 | $279.80 – $279.80 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare star km case rate · outpatient | $279.80 | $279.80 | $279.80 – $279.80 |
| 3 | Bcbs Tx star kids km fee schedule · outpatient | $1,110 | $1,110 | $1,110 – $1,110 |
| 4 | Bcbs Tx star km fee schedule · outpatient | $1,110 | $1,110 | $1,110 – $1,110 |
| 5 | Humana mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,144 | $3,144 | $3,144 – $3,144 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,144 | $3,144 | $3,144 – $3,144 |
| 7 | WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,144 | $3,144 | $3,144 – $3,144 |
| 8 | Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,207 | $3,207 | $3,207 – $3,207 |
| 9 | Cigna healthspring medicare advantage mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,239 | $3,239 | $3,239 – $3,239 |
| 10 | Bcbs Tx hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,285 | $3,285 | $3,285 – $3,285 |
| 11 | Devoted mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,396 | $3,396 | $3,396 – $3,396 |
| 12 | Bcbs Tx ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,559 | $3,559 | $3,559 – $3,559 |
| 13 | Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3,696 | $3,696 | $3,696 – $3,696 |
| 14 | Humana choicecare other · outpatient | $3,730 | $3,730 | $3,730 – $3,730 |
| 15 | Cigna new business case rate · outpatient | $3,881 | $3,881 | $3,881 – $3,881 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare all payer case rate · outpatient | $4,331 | $4,331 | $4,331 – $4,331 |
| 17 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $4,927 | $4,927 | $4,927 – $4,927 |
| 18 | Bcbs Tx heb fee schedule · outpatient | $6,871 | $6,871 | $6,871 – $6,871 |
| 19 | Healthcare Highways ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $7,955 | $7,955 | $7,955 – $7,955 |
Last updated: Jan 13, 2026
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