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Explore/irrigate tear ducts
Gary, IN
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The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.’s median price of $381 is 5% above the median hospital's median price ($363), higher than 54% of the 1,594 hospitals reporting CPT 68840. 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, 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 | Aetna hmo_and_ppo_contracted_plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $66 | $66 | — | — | — | $66 – $66 |
| 2 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $334 | $334 | — | — | — | $334 – $334 |
| 3 | Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $334 | $334 | — | — | — | $334 – $334 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $334 | $334 | — | — | — | $334 – $334 |
| 5 | Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $334 | $334 | — | — | — | $334 – $334 |
| 6 | Anthem indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $381 | $381 | — | — | — | $381 – $381 |
| 7 | Caresource indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $381 | $381 | — | — | — | $381 – $381 |
| 8 | Humana indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $381 | $381 | — | — | — | $381 – $381 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $381 | $381 | — | — | — | $381 – $381 |
| 10 | Anthem pathway essentials facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $501 | $501 | — | — | — | $501 – $501 |
| 11 | Caresource caresource facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $551 | $551 | — | — | — | $551 – $551 |
| 12 | Ambetter ambetter healthplan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $668 | $668 | — | — | — | $668 – $668 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare navigate and core payer facility · case rate · outpatient | $866 | $866 | — | — | — | $866 – $866 |
| 14 | Anthem individual on exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $889 | $889 | — | — | — | $889 – $889 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare hmo_and_ppo_contracted_plans facility · case rate · outpatient | $933 | $933 | — | — | — | $933 – $933 |
| 16 | Anthem traditonal,hmo,ppo contracted plans and individual off exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
Last updated: Aug 18, 2026
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