Low-level laser therapy, 15 minutes

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Provider: anthropic
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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Low-level laser trmt 15 min

Payers reporting HCPCS S8948

Payer pricing summary

Low

Average

$58

Median

$32

High

$200

Payer rate distribution

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1	Blue Cross Blue Shield facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +7 other terms	37	$23	$71	$93	132%	—	$0 – $332
2	Aetna fee schedule · outpatient · +9 other terms	34	$36	$50	$38	76%	—	$17 – $189
3	Molina facility · case rate · outpatient · +5 other terms	29	$27	$27	$7	26%	—	$19 – $48
4	UnitedHealthcare facility · case rate · outpatient · +8 other terms	18	$28	$30	$8	27%	—	$19 – $49
5	Anthem facility · case rate · outpatient · +6 other terms	15	$28	$31	$7	23%	—	$19 – $48
6	Caresource facility · case rate · outpatient · +1 other terms	15	$29	$31	$7	23%	—	$19 – $49
7	Humana facility · fee schedule · outpatient · +6 other terms	14	$35	$35	$0	1%	—	$34 – $35
8	Cigna other · outpatient · +6 other terms	13	$118	$144	$96	67%	—	$98 – $558
9	Optum facility · case rate · outpatient · +3 other terms	13	$25	$27	$7	26%	—	$18 – $43
10	Wellmark fee schedule · both · +2 other terms	13	$6	$11	$31	270%	—	$6 – $200
11	Baylor Scott White Health Plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	12	$79	$76	$21	27%	—	$29 – $101
12	Bcbs Mn fee schedule · outpatient · +3 other terms	12	$22	$17	$9	57%	—	$7 – $28
13	Superior Healthplan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	12	$37	$38	$13	33%	—	$22 – $73
14	Aetna Better Health fee schedule · inpatient · +2 other terms	7	$19	$19	—	—	—	$19 – $19
15	Amerihealth Caritas facility · case rate · outpatient · +1 other terms	7	$21	$21	$1	3%	—	$21 – $23
16	WellCare fee schedule · outpatient · +1 other terms	4	$27	$26	$4	14%	—	$17 – $28
17	First Health professional · fee schedule · both · +3 other terms	3	$21	$21	—	—	—	$21 – $21
18	Medicaid fee schedule · outpatient · +1 other terms	3	$27	$27	—	—	—	$27 – $27
19	Bcbs Il professional · fee schedule · both	1	$200	$200	—	—	—	$200 – $200
20	Bcbs La facility · fee schedule · outpatient	1	$0	$0	—	—	—	$0 – $0
21	Bcbs Nv fee schedule · outpatient	1	$16	$16	—	—	—	$16 – $16
22	Bcbs Vt professional · fee schedule · outpatient	1	$26	$26	—	—	—	$26 – $26
23	Healthpartners facility · fee schedule · outpatient	1	$163	$163	—	—	—	$163 – $163
24	Highmark fee schedule · outpatient	1	$45	$45	$19	42%	—	$32 – $72
25	Magellan fee schedule · outpatient	1	$63	$63	—	—	—	$63 – $63

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