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Fine needle aspiration biopsy, including ultrasound guidance; first lesion
Charles, LA
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Lake Charles Memorial Hospital’s median price of $590 is 35% below the median hospital's median price ($902), higher than 15% of the 2,359 hospitals reporting CPT 10005. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 21 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 medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.28 | $76.28 | $40.74 – $111.82 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas caritas_medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.28 | $76.28 | $40.74 – $111.82 |
| 3 | Magellan medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.28 | $76.28 | $40.74 – $111.82 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $76.28 | $76.28 | $40.74 – $111.82 |
| 5 | Medicaid medicaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $83.88 | $83.88 | $44.80 – $122.95 |
| 6 | Phcs commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $499.52 | $393.68 | $182.01 – $499.52 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $499.52 | $393.68 | $182.01 – $499.52 |
| 8 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $535.20 | $421.80 | $195.01 – $535.20 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial case rate · outpatient | $446.00 | $446.00 | $446.00 – $446.00 |
| 10 | First Health commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $570.88 | $449.92 | $208.01 – $570.88 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $589.97 | $479.98 | $260.01 – $589.97 |
| 12 | Humana medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $601.77 | $487.85 | $260.01 – $601.77 |
| 13 | Cigna medicare_access fee schedule · outpatient | $589.97 | $589.97 | $589.97 – $589.97 |
| 14 | Medicare railroad fee schedule · outpatient | $589.97 | $589.97 | $589.97 – $589.97 |
| 15 | Tricare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $589.97 | $589.97 | $589.97 – $589.97 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $589.97 | $589.97 | $589.97 – $589.97 |
| 17 | WellCare medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $589.97 | $589.97 | $589.97 – $589.97 |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $915.00 | $915.00 | $915.00 – $915.00 |
| 19 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $1,181 | $1,181 | $1,181 – $1,181 |
| 20 | Aetna medicare fee schedule · outpatient | $1,339 | $1,339 | $589.97 – $2,089 |
| 21 | Humana commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $2,065 | $2,065 | $2,065 – $2,065 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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