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HC CRITICAL CARE (30-74 MINUTES)
Lafayette, LA
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Lafayette General Medical Center Inc’s median price of $240 is 80% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 4% of the 2,559 hospitals reporting CPT 99291. 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, 18 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 fee schedule · outpatient | $174.18 | $174.18 | $174.18 – $174.18 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $174.18 | $174.18 | $174.18 – $174.18 |
| 3 | Tricare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $204.28 | $204.28 | $204.28 – $204.28 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $240.41 | $240.41 | $240.41 – $240.41 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $240.41 | $240.41 | $240.41 – $240.41 |
| 6 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $240.41 | $240.41 | $240.41 – $240.41 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $240.41 | $240.41 | $240.41 – $240.41 |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $241.97 | $356.20 | $174.18 – $766.67 |
| 9 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $200.00 | $380.28 | $174.18 – $766.67 |
| 10 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $217.12 | $394.60 | $200.00 – $766.67 |
| 11 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $483.34 | $483.34 | $200.00 – $766.67 |
| 12 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $494.39 | $494.39 | $222.11 – $766.67 |
| 13 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $532.51 | $532.51 | $260.00 – $805.01 |
| 14 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $766.67 | $766.67 | $766.67 – $766.67 |
| 15 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $483.34 | $994.99 | $68.04 – $2,278 |
| 16 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1,077 | $1,077 | $1,077 – $1,077 |
| 17 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1,528 | $1,528 | $1,528 – $1,528 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $5,782 | $5,782 | $5,782 – $5,782 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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