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HC PARACENTESIS, W/IMAGE GUIDE
Lafayette, LA
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Lafayette General Medical Center Inc’s median price of $853 is 27% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 21% of the 2,488 hospitals reporting CPT 49083. 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, 15 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 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $243.10 | $243.10 | $243.10 – $243.10 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $243.10 | $243.10 | $243.10 – $243.10 |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $243.10 | $243.10 | $243.10 – $243.10 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $243.10 | $243.10 | $243.10 – $243.10 |
| 5 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $853.07 | $853.07 | $853.07 – $853.07 |
| 6 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $853.07 | $853.07 | $853.07 – $853.07 |
| 7 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $853.07 | $853.07 | $853.07 – $853.07 |
| 8 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $853.07 | $853.07 | $853.07 – $853.07 |
| 9 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $853.07 | $853.07 | $853.07 – $853.07 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $853.07 | $853.07 | $853.07 – $853.07 |
| 11 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $895.72 | $895.72 | $895.72 – $895.72 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1,183 | $1,183 | $1,183 – $1,183 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,634 | $1,634 | $1,634 – $1,634 |
| 14 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2,082 | $1,917 | $853.07 – $2,284 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,200 | $2,200 | $2,200 – $2,200 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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