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REMOVAL OF TONSILS
Shreveport, LA
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Highland Medical Center - Shreveport’s median price of $3.1k is 11% below the median hospital's median price ($3.5k), higher than 31% of the 1,919 hospitals reporting CPT 42826. 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, 20 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 | Amerihealth Caritas km fee schedule · outpatient | $682.67 | $682.67 | $682.67 – $682.67 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare km fee schedule · outpatient | $682.67 | $682.67 | $682.67 – $682.67 |
| 3 | Humana healthy horizons km fee schedule · outpatient | $696.32 | $696.32 | $696.32 – $696.32 |
| 4 | Aetna km fee schedule · outpatient | $716.80 | $716.80 | $716.80 – $716.80 |
| 5 | Humana choicecare other · outpatient | $3,045 | $3,045 | $3,045 – $3,045 |
| 6 | Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,065 | $3,065 | $3,065 – $3,065 |
| 7 | Bcbs La mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,065 | $3,065 | $3,065 – $3,065 |
| 8 | Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,065 | $3,065 | $3,065 – $3,065 |
| 9 | Humana gold plus mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,065 | $3,065 | $3,065 – $3,065 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare va ccn mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,065 | $3,065 | $3,065 – $3,065 |
| 11 | Aetna new business case rate · outpatient | $3,072 | $3,072 | $3,072 – $3,072 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,127 | $3,127 | $3,127 – $3,127 |
| 13 | WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,219 | $3,219 | $3,219 – $3,219 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all payer case rate · outpatient | $3,485 | $3,485 | $3,485 – $3,485 |
| 15 | Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient | $3,614 | $3,614 | $3,614 – $3,614 |
| 16 | Bcbs La community blue hmo hix fee schedule · outpatient | $4,194 | $4,194 | $4,194 – $4,194 |
| 17 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $5,270 | $5,270 | $5,270 – $5,270 |
| 18 | Bcbs La hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $5,446 | $5,446 | $5,446 – $5,446 |
| 19 | Bcbs La ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $6,263 | $6,263 | $6,263 – $6,263 |
| 20 | Bcbs La traditional fee schedule · outpatient | $6,263 | $6,263 | $6,263 – $6,263 |
Last updated: Jan 12, 2026
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