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HC SPINE CERVICAL, AP&LAT
Orleans, LA
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation’s median price of $81 is 35% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 15% of the 2,628 hospitals reporting CPT 72040. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 14 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 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $32.94 | $32.94 | $32.94 – $32.94 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $32.94 | $32.94 | $32.94 – $32.94 |
| 3 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $33.93 | $33.93 | $33.93 – $33.93 |
| 4 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $33.93 | $33.93 | $33.93 – $33.93 |
| 5 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $56.27 | $56.27 | $31.70 – $80.84 |
| 6 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $67.32 | $67.32 | $67.32 – $67.32 |
| 7 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $66.15 | $68.78 | $62.66 – $80.84 |
| 8 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $80.84 | $80.84 | $80.84 – $80.84 |
| 9 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $80.84 | $80.84 | $80.84 – $80.84 |
| 10 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $96.31 | $96.31 | $92.23 – $100.39 |
| 11 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $126.66 | $126.66 | $126.66 – $126.66 |
| 12 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $163.50 | $163.50 | $163.50 – $163.50 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $174.40 | $174.40 | $174.40 – $174.40 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $182.03 | $182.03 | $182.03 – $182.03 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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