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HC PARACENTESIS, W/IMAGE GUIDE
Slidell, LA
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St Tammany Hosptial Service District No 2’s median price of $858 is 26% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 21% of the 2,488 hospitals reporting CPT 49083. 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, 15 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 | $285.96 | $285.96 | $285.96 – $285.96 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $285.96 | $285.96 | $285.96 – $285.96 |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $285.96 | $285.96 | $285.96 – $285.96 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $285.96 | $285.96 | $285.96 – $285.96 |
| 5 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $671.62 | $671.62 | $671.62 – $671.62 |
| 6 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $857.90 | $857.90 | $857.90 – $857.90 |
| 7 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $857.90 | $857.90 | $857.90 – $857.90 |
| 8 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $857.90 | $857.90 | $857.90 – $857.90 |
| 9 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $857.90 | $857.90 | $857.90 – $857.90 |
| 10 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $936.80 | $936.80 | $936.80 – $936.80 |
| 11 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1,239 | $1,256 | $857.90 – $1,517 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,257 | $1,257 | $1,257 – $1,257 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,405 | $1,405 | $1,405 – $1,405 |
| 14 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,935 | $1,935 | $1,935 – $1,935 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2,345 | $2,345 | $2,247 – $2,444 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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