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HC SPINE CERVICAL, AP&LAT
Slidell, LA
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St Tammany Hosptial Service District No 2’s median price of $81 is 36% 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 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $46.64 | $46.64 | $46.64 – $46.64 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $46.64 | $46.64 | $46.64 – $46.64 |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $46.64 | $46.64 | $46.64 – $46.64 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $46.64 | $46.64 | $46.64 – $46.64 |
| 5 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $58.41 | $63.96 | $57.72 – $80.57 |
| 6 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $67.32 | $67.32 | $67.32 – $67.32 |
| 7 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $80.57 | $80.57 | $80.57 – $80.57 |
| 8 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $80.57 | $80.57 | $80.57 – $80.57 |
| 9 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $80.57 | $80.57 | $80.57 – $80.57 |
| 10 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $152.80 | $152.80 | $152.80 – $152.80 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $220.27 | $220.27 | $211.04 – $229.49 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $229.20 | $229.20 | $229.20 – $229.20 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $287.26 | $287.26 | $287.26 – $287.26 |
| 14 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1,671 | $1,671 | $80.57 – $3,262 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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