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Insertion of substernal implantable defibrillator electrode
HOUSTON, TX
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The Womans Hospital Of Texas’s median price of $9.7k is 7% above the median hospital's median price ($9.1k), higher than 56% of the 1,321 hospitals reporting CPT 0572T. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 17 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 qhpexchange case rate · outpatient | $1,432 | $1,432 | $1,432 – $1,432 |
| 2 | Aetna comm case rate · outpatient | $2,441 | $2,441 | $2,441 – $2,441 |
| 3 | Aetna asa case rate · outpatient | $2,835 | $2,835 | $2,835 – $2,835 |
| 4 | Aetna oon case rate · outpatient | $2,872 | $2,872 | $2,872 – $2,872 |
| 5 | Humana hmo case rate · outpatient | $4,690 | $4,690 | $4,690 – $4,690 |
| 6 | Humana ppo case rate · outpatient | $4,690 | $4,690 | $4,690 – $4,690 |
| 7 | Cigna csn case rate · outpatient | $8,894 | $8,894 | $8,894 – $8,894 |
| 8 | Cigna openaccessplus case rate · outpatient | $9,636 | $9,636 | $9,636 – $9,636 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $9,785 | $9,785 | $9,785 – $9,785 |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $10,546 | $10,546 | $10,546 – $10,546 |
| 11 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $11,457 | $11,457 | $11,457 – $11,457 |
| 12 | Blue Cross Blue Shield bav fee schedule · outpatient | $11,616 | $11,616 | $11,616 – $11,616 |
| 13 | Blue Cross Blue Shield eposoa fee schedule · outpatient | $12,227 | $12,227 | $12,227 – $12,227 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $12,227 | $12,227 | $12,227 – $12,227 |
| 15 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $12,227 | $12,227 | $12,227 – $12,227 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare narrownetworkindivexchange case rate · outpatient | $13,104 | $13,104 | $13,104 – $13,104 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $13,979 | $13,979 | $13,979 – $13,979 |
Last updated: May 14, 2026
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