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REMOVE TONSILS AND ADENOIDS
Crowley, LA
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Acadia General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $4.2k is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($5.8k), higher than 33% of the 1,858 hospitals reporting CPT 42820. 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, 11 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 | $550.32 | $550.32 | $550.32 – $550.32 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor case rate · outpatient | $550.32 | $550.32 | $550.32 – $550.32 |
| 3 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,462 | $1,462 | $1,462 – $1,462 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $553.00 | $2,160 | $550.32 – $5,377 |
| 5 | Humana all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,964 | $2,964 | $550.32 – $5,377 |
| 6 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $3,064 | $2,993 | $2,852 – $3,064 |
| 7 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $3,070 | $3,070 | $763.00 – $5,377 |
| 8 | Bcbs La all payor case rate · outpatient | $5,377 | $5,377 | $5,377 – $5,377 |
| 9 | Optum all payor case rate · outpatient | $5,377 | $5,377 | $5,377 – $5,377 |
| 10 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $5,377 | $5,377 | $5,377 – $5,377 |
| 11 | WellCare all payor case rate · outpatient | $5,646 | $5,646 | $5,646 – $5,646 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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