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Explore/treat knee joint
Houston, TX
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The Methodist Hospital’s median price of $4.3k is 21% above the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 67% of the 1,681 hospitals reporting CPT 27331. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 16 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 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare managed care - hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 2 | Aetna medicare managed care - hmo/ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.3k | $3.3k | — | — | — | $3.3k – $3.3k |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare medicare managed care - hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 4 | Cigna texas healthspring medicare managed care - hmo/ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 5 | Humana hmo/pos fee schedule · outpatient | $3.4k | $3.4k | — | — | — | $3.4k – $3.4k |
| 6 | Molina advantage medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 7 | Cigna local plus/surefit hmo/ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 8 | Cigna network c-24 hmo/ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $4.1k | $4.1k | — | — | — | $4.1k – $4.1k |
| 9 | Cigna pcp optional/pcp required benefit plans hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
| 10 | Aetna new business discount other commercial plan fee schedule · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 11 | Aetna hmo/pos/ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $5.2k | $5.2k | — | — | — | $5.2k – $5.2k |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5.6k | $5.6k | — | — | — | $5.6k – $5.6k |
| 13 | Optum transplant medicare managed care plan fee schedule · outpatient | $6.4k | $6.4k | — | — | — | $6.4k – $6.4k |
| 14 | Molina exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $7.1k | $7.1k | — | — | — | $7.1k – $7.1k |
| 15 | Phcs ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $7.8k | $7.8k | — | — | — | $7.8k – $7.8k |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial plans fee schedule · outpatient | $8.3k | $8.3k | — | — | — | $8.3k – $8.3k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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