Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC REM F/B PHARYNX
Crowley, LA
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Acadia General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $363 is 25% below the median hospital's median price ($485), higher than 23% of the 1,962 hospitals reporting CPT 42809. 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, 14 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 other · outpatient | $9 | $9 | — | — | — | $9 – $9 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $9 | $9 | — | — | — | $9 – $9 |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $9 | $9 | — | — | — | $9 – $9 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $9 | $9 | — | — | — | $9 – $9 |
| 5 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $80 | $149 | $123 | 82% | — | $75 – $363 |
| 6 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $363 | $363 | — | — | — | $363 – $363 |
| 7 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $363 | $363 | — | — | — | $363 – $363 |
| 8 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $363 | $363 | — | — | — | $363 – $363 |
| 9 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $363 | $363 | — | — | — | $363 – $363 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $363 | $363 | — | — | — | $363 – $363 |
| 11 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $381 | $381 | — | — | — | $381 – $381 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $498 | $498 | — | — | — | $498 – $498 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $553 | $553 | — | — | — | $553 – $553 |
| 14 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $954 | $954 | — | — | — | $954 – $954 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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