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METRONIDAZOLE 5 MG/ML IV SYRINGE (PEDS)
ST, LA
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Kaplan General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $25 is 744% above the median hospital's median price ($3), higher than 80% of the 2,045 hospitals reporting HCPCS J1836. 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, 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 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 – $0.03 |
| 2 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $20.25 | $20.92 | $16.65 – $25.72 |
| 3 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $20.25 | $20.92 | $16.65 – $25.72 |
| 4 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $20.25 | $20.92 | $16.65 – $25.72 |
| 5 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $23.58 | $24.36 | $19.39 – $29.95 |
| 6 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $24.68 | $25.56 | $16.65 – $37.15 |
| 7 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $27.25 | $28.53 | $16.65 – $44.43 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $27.25 | $28.53 | $16.65 – $44.43 |
| 9 | Aetna all payor other · inpatient | $29.25 | $30.21 | $24.05 – $37.15 |
| 10 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $31.50 | $32.54 | $25.90 – $40.01 |
| 11 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $34.99 | $36.14 | $28.77 – $44.43 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $34.99 | $36.14 | $28.77 – $44.43 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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