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HC INITIAL HOUR OBSERVATION BED CHARGE
Shreveport, LA
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University Health Shreveport, Llc’s median price of $54 is 48% below the median hospital's median price ($104), higher than 19% of the 2,043 hospitals reporting HCPCS G0378. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 10 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 | $27.14 | $27.14 | $27.14 – $27.14 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $27.14 | $27.14 | $27.14 – $27.14 |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $27.14 | $27.14 | $27.14 – $27.14 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $27.14 | $27.14 | $27.14 – $27.14 |
| 5 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $53.83 | $55.84 | $53.83 – $61.87 |
| 6 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $64.80 | $64.80 | $64.80 – $64.80 |
| 7 | First Health all payor case rate · outpatient | $64.80 | $64.80 | $64.80 – $64.80 |
| 8 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $94.50 | $94.50 | $94.50 – $94.50 |
| 9 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,128 | $2,128 | $2,128 – $2,128 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,995 | $2,995 | $2,648 – $3,342 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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