RC 306
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TC VIRAL CULTURE, INOCULATION & PRELIM ID
Houston, TX
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Texas Children's Hospital’s median price of $150 is 177% above the median hospital's median price ($54), higher than 89% of the 1,799 hospitals reporting RC 306. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 23 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 united healthcare chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $72.36 | $111.01 | $4.59 – $1,121 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare star kids mcd/united healthcare star mcd/united healthcare star plus mcd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $72.36 | $111.01 | $4.59 – $1,121 |
| 3 | Molina molina chip/molina star mcd/molina star plus mcd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $80.40 | $123.35 | $5.10 – $1,246 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs star kids mcd/bcbs tx star mcd/bcbs tx star plus mcd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $93.80 | $143.91 | $5.95 – $1,454 |
| 5 | First Health community first chip/community first health perinate chip/community first star mcd/community first start kids mcd facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $107.20 | $164.47 | $6.80 – $1,661 |
| 6 | Cigna cigna tch employee plan facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $152.76 | $234.36 | $9.69 – $2,367 |
| 7 | Cigna cigna tch employee plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $152.76 | $234.36 | $9.69 – $2,367 |
| 8 | Cigna cigna local plus/cigna sure fit hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $155.44 | $238.48 | $9.86 – $2,409 |
| 9 | Cigna cigna local plus/cigna sure fit hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $155.44 | $238.48 | $9.86 – $2,409 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs hmo blue essentials tx facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $168.84 | $259.03 | $10.71 – $2,616 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $168.84 | $259.03 | $10.71 – $2,616 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bcbs traditional facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $168.84 | $259.03 | $10.71 – $2,616 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna epo/aetna pos/aetna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $171.52 | $263.15 | $10.88 – $2,658 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna harris county ppo/hmo/cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $171.52 | $263.15 | $10.88 – $2,658 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna harris county ppo/hmo/cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $171.52 | $263.15 | $10.88 – $2,658 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare golden rule/umr/united healthcare international/united healthcare pos/epo/united healthcare ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $171.52 | $263.15 | $10.88 – $2,658 |
| 17 | Aetna aetna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $138.88 | $291.44 | $50.56 – $2,658 |
| 18 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $235.84 | $361.82 | $14.96 – $3,655 |
| 19 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $241.20 | $370.05 | $15.30 – $3,738 |
| 20 | MultiPlan multiplan other facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $241.20 | $370.05 | $15.30 – $3,738 |
| 21 | MultiPlan multiplan other facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $241.20 | $370.05 | $15.30 – $3,738 |
| 22 | First Health ccn network facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $254.60 | $390.61 | $16.15 – $3,945 |
| 23 | First Health ccn network facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $254.60 | $390.61 | $16.15 – $3,945 |
Last updated: Mar 5, 2026
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