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MEGESTROL 400 MG/10 ML (10 ML) ORAL SUSP
ST, LA
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Kaplan General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $15 is 2311% above the median hospital's median price ($1), higher than 91% of the 940 hospitals reporting HCPCS S0179. 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 | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 2 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $13 | $13 | $2 | 12% | — | $12 – $15 |
| 3 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $13 | $13 | $2 | 12% | — | $12 – $15 |
| 4 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $13 | $13 | $2 | 12% | — | $12 – $15 |
| 5 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $15 | $15 | $2 | 12% | — | $13 – $18 |
| 6 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $16 | $16 | $4 | 22% | — | $12 – $22 |
| 7 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $18 | $18 | $5 | 30% | — | $12 – $27 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $18 | $18 | $5 | 30% | — | $12 – $27 |
| 9 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $20 | $21 | $3 | 12% | — | $18 – $24 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $21 | $22 | $3 | 12% | — | $19 – $26 |
| 11 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $22 | $23 | $3 | 12% | — | $20 – $27 |
| 12 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $22 | $23 | $3 | 12% | — | $20 – $27 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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