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HC SPINE CERVICAL, AP&LAT
Shreveport, LA
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University Health Shreveport, Llc’s median price of $83 is 34% below the median hospital's median price ($125), higher than 17% 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: 10 payers, 12 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 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $48.04 | $56.48 | $48.04 – $82.62 |
| 2 | First Health all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $61.74 | $61.74 | $61.74 – $61.74 |
| 3 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $71.22 | $71.22 | $59.82 – $82.62 |
| 4 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $82.62 | $82.62 | $82.62 – $82.62 |
| 5 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $82.62 | $82.62 | $82.62 – $82.62 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $82.62 | $82.62 | $82.62 – $82.62 |
| 7 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $82.78 | $82.78 | $79.73 – $85.83 |
| 8 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $85.83 | $85.83 | $85.83 – $85.83 |
| 9 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $85.83 | $85.83 | $85.83 – $85.83 |
| 10 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $89.60 | $89.60 | $89.60 – $89.60 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $304.00 | $235.61 | $85.83 – $317.00 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $298.90 | $298.90 | $298.90 – $298.90 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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