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
LANTERN SURGICAL ASSISTANT ///18273///
OPELIKA, AL
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East Alabama Medical Center’s median price of $1.1k is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($1.5k), higher than 42% of the 1,025 hospitals reporting CPT 0054T. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 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 commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $127.50 | $127.50 | $127.50 – $127.50 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $127.50 | $127.50 | $127.50 – $127.50 |
| 3 | Cigna commercial professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $127.50 | $127.50 | $127.50 – $127.50 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage professional · fee schedule · outpatient | $127.50 | $127.50 | $127.50 – $127.50 |
| 5 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 – $1,200 |
| 6 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,400 | $1,400 | $1,400 – $1,400 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,600 | $1,600 | $1,600 – $1,600 |
| 8 | Beechstreet phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,700 | $1,700 | $1,700 – $1,700 |
| 9 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,700 | $1,700 | $1,700 – $1,700 |
| 10 | First Health commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,700 | $1,700 | $1,700 – $1,700 |
| 11 | MultiPlan phcs facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,700 | $1,700 | $1,700 – $1,700 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 – $2,000 |
Last updated: Jan 1, 2026
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