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 SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE W/HIGH THROUGHPUT TECHNOLOGIES
ST, LA
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Kaplan General Hospital, Inc’s median price of $89 is 11% below the median hospital's median price ($100), higher than 41% of the 703 hospitals reporting HCPCS U0003. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 9 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 | $88 | $88 | — | — | — | $88 – $88 |
| 2 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $88 | $88 | — | — | — | $88 – $88 |
| 3 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $88 | $88 | — | — | — | $88 – $88 |
| 4 | WellCare all payor other · outpatient | $88 | $88 | — | — | — | $88 – $88 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $93 | $93 | $5 | 5% | — | $88 – $98 |
| 6 | Bcbs La all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $98 | $98 | — | — | — | $98 – $98 |
| 7 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $102 | $102 | — | — | — | $102 – $102 |
| 8 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $105 | $105 | $17 | 17% | — | $88 – $122 |
| 9 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $137 | $137 | — | — | — | $137 – $137 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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