APC 5524

Imaging scan at level 4 without contrast at The Methodist Hospital

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Level 4 Imaging without Contrast

Houston, TX

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The Methodist Hospital’s median price of $1.9k is 214% above the median hospital's median price ($607), higher than 93% of the 726 hospitals reporting APC 5524. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting APC 5524 at The Methodist Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 28 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	Molina medicare/medicaid managed care plan other · outpatient	$452	$452	—	—	1–10	$452 – $452
2	UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient	$556	$556	—	—	243	$556 – $556
3	UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient	$638	$638	—	—	353	$638 – $638
4	Cigna texas healthspring medicare managed care - hmo/ppo other · outpatient	$641	$641	—	—	169	$641 – $641
5	Devoted medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient	$641	$641	—	—	62	$641 – $641
6	Aetna medicare managed care - hmo/ppo other · outpatient	$656	$656	—	—	303	$656 – $656
7	Humana medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient	$665	$665	—	—	325	$665 – $665
8	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient	$678	$678	—	—	98	$678 – $678
9	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient	$765	$765	—	—	19	$765 – $765
10	MultiPlan ppo other · outpatient	$847	$847	—	—	1–10	$847 – $847
11	Molina advantage medicare managed care plan other · outpatient	$933	$933	—	—	1–10	$933 – $933
12	Optum transplant medicare managed care plan other · outpatient	$1.1k	$1.1k	—	—	144	$1.1k – $1.1k
13	Molina exchange other · outpatient	$1.3k	$1.3k	—	—	76	$1.3k – $1.3k
14	Cigna network c-24 hmo/ppo other · outpatient	$1.9k	$1.9k	—	—	53	$1.9k – $1.9k
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans other · outpatient	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	1,934	$2.2k – $2.2k
16	Cigna pcp optional/pcp required benefit plans hmo other · outpatient	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	327	$2.2k – $2.2k
17	Molina medicaid managed care plan other · outpatient	$2.2k	$2.2k	—	—	42	$2.2k – $2.2k
18	First Health first health/coventry ppo other · outpatient	$2.3k	$2.3k	—	—	1–10	$2.3k – $2.3k
19	Cigna local plus/surefit hmo/ppo other · outpatient	$2.4k	$2.4k	—	—	15	$2.4k – $2.4k
20	Aetna new business discount other commercial plan other · outpatient	$2.6k	$2.6k	—	—	1–10	$2.6k – $2.6k
21	Cigna all other benefit plans ppo other · outpatient	$3.0k	$3.0k	—	—	17	$3.0k – $3.0k
22	Phcs ppo other · outpatient	$3.4k	$3.4k	—	—	1–10	$3.4k – $3.4k
23	Aetna hmo/pos/ppo other · outpatient	$3.6k	$3.6k	—	—	265	$3.6k – $3.6k
24	UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans other · outpatient	$3.9k	$3.9k	—	—	342	$3.9k – $3.9k
25	Humana transplant medicare managed care plan other · outpatient	$6.8k	$6.8k	—	—	44	$6.8k – $6.8k

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Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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