Diagnostic procedure preparation
Facility: Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital
Billing Code: G0279 (HCPCS)
Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Diagnostic procedure preparation is about $35 (about 0.9× the $40 Medicare rate). Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital charges insurers about $34 — about the fair price. Located in Houston, TX.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $34 - $53 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $33 - $42 | 82% |
| Cignamajor | $181 - $190 | 448% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $21 | 52% |
| Health Net | $25 | 62% |
| Oscar Health | $19 | 47% |
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Other Procedures at Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital
Compare: Diagnostic procedure preparation at other TX hospitals
- Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus of Lpds Healthc · El Paso $13
- Knapp Medical Center · Weslaco $13
- Methodist Hospital Atascosa · Jourdanton $13
- Valley Regional Medical Center · Brownsville $13
- Rio Grande Regional Hospital · McAllen $13
- Round Rock Medical Center · Round Rock $13
- Corpus Christi Medical Center,The · Corpus Christi $13
- Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital · Sugar Land $13
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.