APC 5493
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Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
Houston, TX
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The Methodist Hospital’s median price of $5.5k is 2% below the median hospital's median price ($5.6k), higher than 41% of the 372 hospitals reporting APC 5493. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 12 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 | Humana medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | 1–10 | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 4 | Aetna medicare managed care - hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 6 | Cigna texas healthspring medicare managed care - hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 7 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient | $5.5k | $5.5k | — | — | 1–10 | $5.5k – $5.5k |
| 8 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans other · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | 25 | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 9 | Aetna hmo/pos/ppo other · outpatient | $10.7k | $10.7k | — | — | 1–10 | $10.7k – $10.7k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans other · outpatient | $13.3k | $13.3k | — | — | 11 | $13.3k – $13.3k |
| 11 | Cigna network c-24 hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $21.3k | $21.3k | — | — | 1–10 | $21.3k – $21.3k |
| 12 | Cigna pcp optional/pcp required benefit plans hmo other · outpatient | $33.4k | $33.4k | — | — | 17 | $33.4k – $33.4k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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