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 OR CONSULT W/FROZ SECT/SMR 1ST
Crowley, LA
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Acadia General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $144 is 20% below the median hospital's median price ($180), higher than 27% of the 2,423 hospitals reporting CPT 88331. 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, 10 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 fee schedule · outpatient | $42 | $42 | — | — | — | $42 – $42 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $42 | $42 | — | — | — | $42 – $42 |
| 3 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $79 | $79 | — | — | — | $79 – $79 |
| 4 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $59 | $82 | $43 | 52% | — | $54 – $156 |
| 5 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $99 | $99 | $57 | 57% | — | $42 – $156 |
| 6 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $101 | $101 | $55 | 55% | — | $45 – $156 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $144 | $114 | $51 | 45% | — | $42 – $156 |
| 8 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $156 | $156 | — | — | — | $156 – $156 |
| 9 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $156 | $156 | — | — | — | $156 – $156 |
| 10 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $164 | $164 | — | — | — | $164 – $164 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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