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METRONIDAZOLE 5 MG/ML IV SYRINGE (PEDS)
Shreveport, LA
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University Health Shreveport, Llc’s median price of $6 is 94% above the median hospital's median price ($3), higher than 57% of the 2,045 hospitals reporting HCPCS J1836. 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, 13 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 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 – $0.03 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $4.09 | $4.03 | $2.01 – $6.17 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $4.09 | $4.03 | $2.01 – $6.17 |
| 4 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $4.09 | $4.03 | $2.01 – $6.17 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $4.09 | $4.03 | $2.01 – $6.17 |
| 6 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $8.23 | $8.11 | $4.04 – $12.40 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.96 | $9.13 | $4.20 – $15.04 |
| 8 | Aetna all payor other · inpatient | $13.23 | $13.05 | $6.50 – $19.96 |
| 9 | Cigna all payor other · inpatient | $13.23 | $13.05 | $6.50 – $19.96 |
| 10 | First Health all payor other · inpatient | $13.23 | $13.05 | $6.50 – $19.96 |
| 11 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $13.84 | $13.65 | $6.80 – $20.88 |
| 12 | First Health all payor other · outpatient | $13.84 | $13.65 | $6.80 – $20.88 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $14.25 | $14.05 | $7.00 – $21.49 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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