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LEAD SQ DEFIB-CARDOVRTR
ST, LA
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Kaplan General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $12.2k is 99% above the median hospital's median price ($6.1k), higher than 79% of the 1,163 hospitals reporting HCPCS C1896. 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, 13 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 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $10.9k | $10.9k | $55 | 1% | — | $10.9k – $11.0k |
| 2 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $10.9k | $10.9k | $55 | 1% | — | $10.9k – $11.0k |
| 3 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $10.9k | $10.9k | $55 | 1% | — | $10.9k – $11.0k |
| 4 | Bcbs La all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $12.1k | $12.1k | $61 | 1% | — | $12.1k – $12.2k |
| 5 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $12.7k | $12.7k | $64 | 1% | — | $12.7k – $12.8k |
| 6 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $13.3k | $13.4k | $2.4k | 18% | — | $10.9k – $15.9k |
| 7 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $14.9k | $14.9k | $4.0k | 27% | — | $10.9k – $19.0k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $14.9k | $14.9k | $4.0k | 27% | — | $10.9k – $19.0k |
| 9 | Aetna all payor other · inpatient | $15.8k | $15.8k | $79 | 1% | — | $15.7k – $15.9k |
| 10 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $17.0k | $17.0k | $85 | 1% | — | $16.9k – $17.1k |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $18.2k | $18.2k | $92 | 1% | — | $18.1k – $18.3k |
| 12 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $18.9k | $18.9k | $95 | 1% | — | $18.8k – $19.0k |
| 13 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $18.9k | $18.9k | $95 | 1% | — | $18.8k – $19.0k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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