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Facility: Northern Louisiana Medical Center
Billing Code: 80061 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 80061
- Insurance Median: $384
- Cash Discount Price: $301
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 28.68x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $13.39 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 2868% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 2768%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcare | $11 - $329 | 82% |
| Golden Rule Ins | $11 - $329 | 82% |
| Champva | $11 | 82% |
| Champus | $11 | 82% |
| Tricare | $11 - $13 | 82% |
| VA | $13 | 97% |
| Humana | $13 - $86 | 97% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $13 - $78 | 97% |
| Veterans Evaluation Svcs | $13 | 97% |
| Mutual of Omaha | $13 | 97% |
| Vantage Advantage | $13 | 97% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $13 - $548 | 97% |
| Medicare (plans) | $13 | 97% |
| Aetna | $13 - $328 | 97% |
| Gulf South Services | $13 | 97% |
| First Health | $25 - $465 | 187% |
| Vantage Health Plan Ppaca | $25 | 187% |
| Vantage Health Plan | $27 | 202% |
| Verity Healthnet | $268 | 2001% |
| Cigna | $274 | 2046% |
| Kaiser Permanente | $274 | 2046% |
| Self Pay | $301 | 2248% |
| Gilsbar | $301 | 2248% |
| Geha | $438 - $520 | 3271% |
| PHCS | $465 | 3473% |
| Multiplan | $465 | 3473% |
| Work Comp City of Ruston | $493 | 3682% |
| Workers Compensation | $493 | 3682% |
| Work Comp First Health | $493 | 3682% |
| Work Comp Nlmc Emp | $493 | 3682% |
| Gsu Athletics | $548 | 4093% |
| Protective Life Ins | $548 | 4093% |
| Ruston Regional Specialty | $548 | 4093% |
| Mva Insurance Payors | $548 | 4093% |
| Lin Parish Detention | $548 | 4093% |
| Nalc Natl Assoc Ltr Carri | $548 | 4093% |
| Guarantee Trust Life Ins | $548 | 4093% |
| Lincoln Kidney Center | $548 | 4093% |
| Union Bankers Insurance C | $548 | 4093% |
| Equitable | $548 | 4093% |
| American Life Accident | $548 | 4093% |
| Industrial Accounts | $548 | 4093% |
| Aarp | $548 | 4093% |
| State Mutual Ins | $548 | 4093% |
| Sterling Investors Life | $548 | 4093% |
| Bankers Life and Casualty | $548 | 4093% |
| Liberty Mutual Group | $548 | 4093% |
| Premier Hospice | $548 | 4093% |
| Us Dept of Labor | $548 | 4093% |
| Ltu Student Ins Bollinger | $548 | 4093% |
| Lifecare Specialty Hosp | $548 | 4093% |
| Physicians Mutual Ins | $548 | 4093% |
| Nalc Health Benefit Plan | $548 | 4093% |
| Liberty Healthshare | $548 | 4093% |
| State Farm Insurance | $548 | 4093% |
| Ltu Athletics | $548 | 4093% |
| Specialty Hosp of Winnfie | $548 | 4093% |
| United American | $548 | 4093% |
| Benefit Trust Life | $548 | 4093% |
| McR American Hlth Adv | $548 | 4093% |
| Union Fidelity Life Ins | $548 | 4093% |
| Washington National Ins | $548 | 4093% |
| Ima Insurance | $548 | 4093% |
| The Hartford | $548 | 4093% |
| Misc Commercial | $548 | 4093% |
| Newera | $548 | 4093% |
| Hospice of Caring Hearts | $548 | 4093% |
| Principal Mutual Life Ins | $548 | 4093% |
| United Teachers Ins | $548 | 4093% |
| Crime Victims Compensatio | $548 | 4093% |
| Healthfirst Tpa | $548 | 4093% |
| Fox Everett Inc | $548 | 4093% |
| Gmp Employers Retiree Tru | $548 | 4093% |
| Nlmc Community Services | $548 | 4093% |
| Aflc American Family Life | $548 | 4093% |
| Apwu Health Plan | $548 | 4093% |