APC 5573
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Level 3 Imaging with Contrast
Houston, TX
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The Methodist Hospital’s median price of $1.9k is 114% above the median hospital's median price ($872), higher than 83% of the 685 hospitals reporting APC 5573. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 26 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 | $906 | $906 | — | — | 133 | $906 – $906 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient | $992 | $992 | — | — | 148 | $992 – $992 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 4 | Cigna texas healthspring medicare managed care - hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | 64 | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care - ppo other · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | 32 | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 6 | Aetna medicare managed care - hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | 118 | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 8 | Devoted medicare managed care - hmo other · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | 35 | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 9 | Optum transplant medicare managed care plan other · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | 65 | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 10 | Molina medicaid managed care plan other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 11 | MultiPlan ppo other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | 1–10 | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 12 | Molina exchange other · outpatient | $1.9k | $1.9k | — | — | 16 | $1.9k – $1.9k |
| 13 | Phcs ppo other · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 14 | Molina advantage medicare managed care plan other · outpatient | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 15 | Cigna all other benefit plans ppo other · outpatient | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | 1–10 | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 16 | Aetna hmo/pos/ppo other · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 17 | Cigna network c-24 hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $4.2k | $4.2k | — | — | 22 | $4.2k – $4.2k |
| 18 | Cigna pcp optional/pcp required benefit plans hmo other · outpatient | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | — | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 19 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans other · outpatient | $4.4k | $4.4k | — | — | 175 | $4.4k – $4.4k |
| 20 | Cigna local plus/surefit hmo/ppo other · outpatient | $4.8k | $4.8k | — | — | 1–10 | $4.8k – $4.8k |
| 21 | Aetna new business discount other commercial plan other · outpatient | $4.9k | $4.9k | — | — | 1–10 | $4.9k – $4.9k |
| 22 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans other · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | 705 | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 23 | Aetna transplant other · outpatient | $6.7k | $6.7k | — | — | 15 | $6.7k – $6.7k |
| 24 | Optum transplant other · outpatient | $7.3k | $7.3k | — | — | 50 | $7.3k – $7.3k |
| 25 | Cigna lifesource transplant other · outpatient | $8.2k | $8.2k | — | — | 38 | $8.2k – $8.2k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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