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REMOVAL TISSUE EXPANDER W/O INSERTION IMPLANT
Crowley, LA
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Acadia General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $2.6k is 14% below the median hospital's median price ($3.0k), higher than 30% of the 1,697 hospitals reporting CPT 11971. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 13 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 Better Health all payor case rate · outpatient | $359 | $359 | — | — | — | $359 – $359 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor case rate · outpatient | $359 | $359 | — | — | — | $359 – $359 |
| 3 | Humana all payor case rate · outpatient | $359 | $359 | — | — | — | $359 – $359 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $368 | $368 | $8 | 2% | — | $359 – $376 |
| 5 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $498 | $498 | — | — | — | $498 – $498 |
| 6 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $954 | $954 | — | — | — | $954 – $954 |
| 7 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 8 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 9 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 10 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2.6k | $2.6k | — | — | — | $2.6k – $2.6k |
| 12 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2.7k | $2.7k | — | — | — | $2.7k – $2.7k |
| 13 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $5.0k | $4.5k | $1.1k | 24% | — | $2.6k – $5.2k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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