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PR DRAIN EXT EAR ABSC/BLOOD,COMPLIC
Monroe, LA
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Brfhh Monroe, Llc’s median price of $1.9k is 5% above the median hospital's median price ($1.8k), higher than 52% of the 1,848 hospitals reporting CPT 69005. 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, 12 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 | $449 | $449 | $90 | 20% | — | $359 – $539 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor case rate · outpatient | $449 | $449 | $90 | 20% | — | $359 – $539 |
| 3 | Humana all payor case rate · outpatient | $1.0k | $1.1k | $746 | 65% | — | $359 – $2.2k |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | $597 | 47% | — | $359 – $2.2k |
| 5 | First Health all payor other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | $284 | 20% | — | $1.1k – $1.7k |
| 6 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | $391 | 24% | — | $1.1k – $2.2k |
| 7 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | $355 | 20% | — | $1.4k – $2.1k |
| 8 | Bcbs La all payor case rate · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | $368 | 20% | — | $1.5k – $2.2k |
| 9 | Optum all payor case rate · outpatient | $1.8k | $1.8k | $368 | 20% | — | $1.5k – $2.2k |
| 10 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $2.1k | $2.1k | $421 | 20% | — | $1.7k – $2.5k |
| 11 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $5.7k | $5.7k | $1.1k | 20% | — | $4.6k – $6.9k |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $6.5k | $6.5k | $2.2k | 33% | — | $4.3k – $8.6k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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