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.
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HC INSERT EMERGENCY AIRWAY / INTUBATION
Chalmette, LA
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Hospital Service District Of The Parish Of St. Bernard, State Of Louisiana’s median price of $221 is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($414), higher than 11% of the 2,458 hospitals reporting CPT 31500. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 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 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $180.98 | $180.98 | $180.98 – $180.98 |
| 2 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $202.55 | $202.55 | $202.55 – $202.55 |
| 3 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $213.22 | $213.22 | $213.22 – $213.22 |
| 4 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $213.22 | $213.22 | $213.22 – $213.22 |
| 5 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $213.22 | $213.22 | $213.22 – $213.22 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $220.61 | $220.61 | $220.61 – $220.61 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $220.61 | $220.61 | $220.61 – $220.61 |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $220.61 | $220.61 | $220.61 – $220.61 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $220.61 | $220.61 | $220.61 – $220.61 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $283.29 | $283.29 | $213.22 – $353.36 |
| 11 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $328.73 | $328.73 | $213.22 – $444.24 |
| 12 | Cigna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $417.01 | $417.01 | $417.01 – $417.01 |
| 13 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $443.36 | $428.86 | $213.22 – $514.93 |
| 14 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $460.20 | $460.20 | $460.20 – $460.20 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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