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LENGTHENING OF HAND TENDON
Alexandria, LA
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St. Frances Cabrini Hospital’s median price of $3.1k is 5% below the median hospital's median price ($3.2k), higher than 41% of the 1,526 hospitals reporting CPT 26478. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 19 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 | Amerihealth Caritas km fee schedule · outpatient | $360.84 | $360.84 | $360.84 – $360.84 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare km fee schedule · outpatient | $360.84 | $360.84 | $360.84 – $360.84 |
| 3 | Humana healthy horizons km fee schedule · outpatient | $368.06 | $368.06 | $368.06 – $368.06 |
| 4 | Aetna km fee schedule · outpatient | $378.88 | $378.88 | $378.88 – $378.88 |
| 5 | Aetna new business case rate · outpatient | $1,230 | $1,230 | $1,230 – $1,230 |
| 6 | Humana choicecare other · outpatient | $1,307 | $1,307 | $1,307 – $1,307 |
| 7 | Aetna ppo case rate · outpatient | $1,447 | $1,447 | $1,447 – $1,447 |
| 8 | Humana gold choice mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,025 | $3,025 | $3,025 – $3,025 |
| 9 | Humana gold plus mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,025 | $3,025 | $3,025 – $3,025 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payer case rate · outpatient | $3,081 | $3,081 | $3,081 – $3,081 |
| 11 | Aetna mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,086 | $3,086 | $3,086 – $3,086 |
| 12 | Bcbs La mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,086 | $3,086 | $3,086 – $3,086 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare va ccn mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,086 | $3,086 | $3,086 – $3,086 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,148 | $3,148 | $3,148 – $3,148 |
| 15 | WellCare mm fee schedule · outpatient | $3,241 | $3,241 | $3,241 – $3,241 |
| 16 | Cigna ppo case rate · outpatient | $5,010 | $5,010 | $5,010 – $5,010 |
| 17 | Bcbs La hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $5,167 | $5,167 | $5,167 – $5,167 |
| 18 | Bcbs La ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $5,167 | $5,167 | $5,167 – $5,167 |
| 19 | Bcbs La trad fee schedule · outpatient | $5,167 | $5,167 | $5,167 – $5,167 |
Last updated: Jan 13, 2026
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