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HC CTA HEAD CONTRAST
Slidell, LA
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St Tammany Hosptial Service District No 2’s median price of $363 is 30% below the median hospital's median price ($519), higher than 36% of the 2,615 hospitals reporting CPT 70496. 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 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $136.13 | $136.13 | $136.13 – $136.13 |
| 2 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $162.90 | $162.90 | $162.90 – $162.90 |
| 3 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $162.90 | $162.90 | $162.90 – $162.90 |
| 4 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $162.90 | $162.90 | $162.90 – $162.90 |
| 5 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $162.90 | $162.90 | $162.90 – $162.90 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $363.37 | $363.37 | $363.37 – $363.37 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $363.37 | $363.37 | $363.37 – $363.37 |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $363.37 | $363.37 | $363.37 – $363.37 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $363.37 | $363.37 | $363.37 – $363.37 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $445.33 | $445.33 | $426.67 – $463.98 |
| 11 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $539.39 | $499.27 | $162.90 – $662.61 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $557.00 | $557.00 | $557.00 – $557.00 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1,063 | $1,063 | $1,063 – $1,063 |
| 14 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,190 | $1,190 | $1,190 – $1,190 |
| 15 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,786 | $1,786 | $1,786 – $1,786 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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