RC 324

Chest X-ray at The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.

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HC X-Ray Exam Chest 1 View

Gary, IN

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The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.’s median price of $258 is 33% above the median hospital's median price ($194), higher than 71% of the 1,635 hospitals reporting RC 324. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting RC 324 at The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 22 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 medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$92	$96	$8	8%	—	$92 – $110
2	Anthem medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$92	$96	$8	8%	—	$92 – $110
3	Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$92	$96	$8	8%	—	$92 – $110
4	Medicare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$92	$96	$8	8%	—	$92 – $110
5	Anthem pathway essentials facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$137	$144	$12	8%	—	$137 – $165
6	Caresource caresource facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$151	$159	$13	8%	—	$151 – $182
7	Aetna hmo_and_ppo_contracted_plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$181	$191	$16	8%	—	$181 – $218
8	Ambetter ambetter healthplan facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$192	$16	8%	—	$183 – $220
9	Cigna hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$238	$241	$41	17%	—	$186 – $302
10	Anthem individual on exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$244	$256	$21	8%	—	$244 – $293
11	Cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$258	$261	$45	17%	—	$202 – $328
12	UnitedHealthcare navigate and core payer facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$258	$261	$45	17%	—	$202 – $328
13	UnitedHealthcare hmo_and_ppo_contracted_plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$277	$281	$48	17%	—	$217 – $352
14	Anthem indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$242	$293	$88	30%	—	$242 – $446
15	Caresource indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$242	$293	$88	30%	—	$242 – $446
16	Humana indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$242	$293	$88	30%	—	$242 – $446
17	UnitedHealthcare indiana hmo medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$242	$293	$88	30%	—	$242 – $446
18	Anthem traditonal,hmo,ppo contracted plans and individual off exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$305	$320	$27	8%	—	$305 – $366
19	Aetna firsthealth facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$385	$390	$67	17%	—	$302 – $490
20	Phcs ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$421	$426	$73	17%	—	$329 – $534
21	MultiPlan ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$452	$458	$78	17%	—	$353 – $574
22	Aetna coventry facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$458	$464	$79	17%	—	$358 – $582

Last updated: Aug 18, 2026

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