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PR FINE NEEDLE ASP BIOPSY, W/US GUIDANCE, 1ST LESION
Lafayette, LA
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University Hospital & Clinics, Inc.’s median price of $640 is 29% below the median hospital's median price ($902), higher than 17% of the 2,359 hospitals reporting CPT 10005. 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, 18 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 | Tricare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $69.67 | $69.67 | $69.67 – $69.67 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $91.79 | $91.79 | $91.79 – $91.79 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $91.79 | $91.79 | $91.79 – $91.79 |
| 4 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $91.79 | $91.79 | $91.79 – $91.79 |
| 5 | Cigna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $140.06 | $140.06 | $140.06 – $140.06 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $91.79 | $305.56 | $67.98 – $639.51 |
| 7 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $374.89 | $364.32 | $67.98 – $639.51 |
| 8 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $639.51 | $449.00 | $67.98 – $639.51 |
| 9 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $671.48 | $470.31 | $67.98 – $671.48 |
| 10 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $552.29 | $552.29 | $552.29 – $552.29 |
| 11 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $552.29 | $552.29 | $552.29 – $552.29 |
| 12 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $552.29 | $552.29 | $552.29 – $552.29 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $552.29 | $552.29 | $552.29 – $552.29 |
| 14 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $639.51 | $639.51 | $639.51 – $639.51 |
| 15 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $992.00 | $992.00 | $992.00 – $992.00 |
| 16 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $1,644 | $1,644 | $1,644 – $1,644 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,685 | $1,685 | $1,685 – $1,685 |
| 18 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $2,765 | $1,700 | $67.98 – $3,050 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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