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LENGTHENING OF HAND TENDON
Corpus Christi, TX
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Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline’s median price of $2.7k is 16% below the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 33% 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: 9 payers, 31 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 chip km case rate · outpatient | $283.33 | $283.33 | $283.33 – $283.33 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare star kids km case rate · outpatient | $283.33 | $283.33 | $283.33 – $283.33 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare star km case rate · outpatient | $283.33 | $283.33 | $283.33 – $283.33 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare star plus km case rate · outpatient | $283.33 | $283.33 | $283.33 – $283.33 |
| 5 | Bcbs Tx star chip km fee schedule · outpatient | $1,088 | $1,088 | $1,088 – $1,088 |
| 6 | Molina chip km fee schedule · outpatient | $1,088 | $1,088 | $1,088 – $1,088 |
| 7 | Molina star km fee schedule · outpatient | $1,088 | $1,088 | $1,088 – $1,088 |
| 8 | Molina star plus km fee schedule · outpatient | $1,088 | $1,088 | $1,088 – $1,088 |
| 9 | Cigna new business case rate · outpatient | $1,106 | $1,106 | $1,106 – $1,106 |
| 10 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $1,353 | $1,353 | $1,353 – $1,353 |
| 11 | Humana choicecare other · outpatient | $1,460 | $1,460 | $1,460 – $1,460 |
| 12 | Aetna new business case rate · outpatient | $1,937 | $1,937 | $1,937 – $1,937 |
| 13 | Healthcare Highways ppo case rate · outpatient | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 – $2,000 |
| 14 | Bcbs Tx blue advantage hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $2,135 | $2,135 | $2,135 – $2,135 |
| 15 | Aetna hmo case rate · outpatient | $2,153 | $2,153 | $2,153 – $2,153 |
| 16 | Aetna pos case rate · outpatient | $2,153 | $2,153 | $2,153 – $2,153 |
| 17 | Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient | $2,153 | $2,153 | $2,153 – $2,153 |
| 18 | Bcbs Tx hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $2,409 | $2,409 | $2,409 – $2,409 |
| 19 | Bcbs Tx heb fee schedule · outpatient | $2,683 | $2,683 | $2,683 – $2,683 |
| 20 | Bcbs Tx ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $2,765 | $2,765 | $2,765 – $2,765 |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare all payer case rate · outpatient | $3,146 | $3,146 | $3,146 – $3,146 |
| 22 | Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,156 | $3,156 | $3,156 – $3,156 |
| 23 | Bcbs Tx mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,156 | $3,156 | $3,156 – $3,156 |
| 24 | Humana bh mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,156 | $3,156 | $3,156 – $3,156 |
| 25 | Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,156 | $3,156 | $3,156 – $3,156 |
Last updated: Jan 13, 2026
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