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HC PARACENTESIS, W/OUT IMGE GUIDE
Monroe, LA
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Brfhh Monroe, Llc’s median price of $852 is 20% below the median hospital's median price ($1.1k), higher than 25% of the 2,313 hospitals reporting CPT 49082. 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 | $352 | $352 | $41 | 12% | — | $310 – $393 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $352 | $352 | $41 | 12% | — | $310 – $393 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $352 | $352 | $41 | 12% | — | $310 – $393 |
| 4 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $608 | $587 | $237 | 40% | — | $310 – $822 |
| 5 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $852 | $852 | — | — | — | $852 – $852 |
| 6 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $852 | $852 | — | — | — | $852 – $852 |
| 7 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $852 | $852 | — | — | — | $852 – $852 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $852 | $852 | — | — | — | $852 – $852 |
| 9 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $867 | $867 | — | — | — | $867 – $867 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $885 | $885 | $93 | 11% | — | $792 – $978 |
| 11 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 12 | First Health all payor other · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $1.5k | $1.5k | $180 | 12% | — | $1.4k – $1.7k |
| 14 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.6k | $388 | 24% | — | $852 – $1.8k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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