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PR PET SCAN,BRAIN; METABOLIC EVAL
Monroe, LA
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Brfhh Monroe, Llc’s median price of $1.4k is 36% below the median hospital's median price ($2.2k), higher than 13% of the 1,895 hospitals reporting CPT 78608. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 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 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $177 | $177 | $19 | 10% | — | $158 – $195 |
| 2 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 3 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 4 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 5 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 7 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2.5k | $2.3k | $470 | 21% | — | $1.3k – $2.5k |
| 8 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 9 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
| 10 | First Health all payor other · outpatient | $5.3k | $5.3k | — | — | — | $5.3k – $5.3k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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