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Facility: Northern Louisiana Medical Center
Billing Code: 85730 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 85730
- Insurance Median: $193
- Cash Discount Price: $151
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 32.11x 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 $6.01 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 3211% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 3111%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tricare | $5 - $6 | 83% |
| Champus | $5 | 83% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $5 - $165 | 83% |
| Champva | $5 | 83% |
| Golden Rule Ins | $5 - $165 | 83% |
| Aetna | $6 - $165 | 100% |
| Mutual of Omaha | $6 | 100% |
| VA | $6 | 100% |
| Humana | $6 - $43 | 100% |
| Vantage Advantage | $6 | 100% |
| Gulf South Services | $6 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $6 - $39 | 100% |
| Veterans Evaluation Svcs | $6 | 100% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $6 - $275 | 100% |
| Medicare (plans) | $6 | 100% |
| Vantage Health Plan Ppaca | $11 | 183% |
| Vantage Health Plan | $12 | 200% |
| First Health | $13 - $234 | 216% |
| Verity Healthnet | $135 | 2246% |
| Cigna | $138 | 2296% |
| Kaiser Permanente | $138 | 2296% |
| Self Pay | $151 | 2512% |
| Gilsbar | $151 | 2512% |
| Geha | $220 - $261 | 3661% |
| PHCS | $234 | 3894% |
| Multiplan | $234 | 3894% |
| Work Comp City of Ruston | $248 | 4126% |
| Workers Compensation | $248 | 4126% |
| Work Comp First Health | $248 | 4126% |
| Work Comp Nlmc Emp | $248 | 4126% |
| American Life Accident | $275 | 4576% |
| Union Bankers Insurance C | $275 | 4576% |
| Physicians Mutual Ins | $275 | 4576% |
| Nalc Health Benefit Plan | $275 | 4576% |
| Gmp Employers Retiree Tru | $275 | 4576% |
| State Farm Insurance | $275 | 4576% |
| Lincoln Kidney Center | $275 | 4576% |
| Gsu Athletics | $275 | 4576% |
| Industrial Accounts | $275 | 4576% |
| The Hartford | $275 | 4576% |
| Aflc American Family Life | $275 | 4576% |
| Ltu Student Ins Bollinger | $275 | 4576% |
| Fox Everett Inc | $275 | 4576% |
| Aarp | $275 | 4576% |
| Newera | $275 | 4576% |
| Nlmc Community Services | $275 | 4576% |
| McR American Hlth Adv | $275 | 4576% |
| Liberty Mutual Group | $275 | 4576% |
| Mva Insurance Payors | $275 | 4576% |
| Ruston Regional Specialty | $275 | 4576% |
| Lin Parish Detention | $275 | 4576% |
| Principal Mutual Life Ins | $275 | 4576% |
| Union Fidelity Life Ins | $275 | 4576% |
| Us Dept of Labor | $275 | 4576% |
| Guarantee Trust Life Ins | $275 | 4576% |
| Liberty Healthshare | $275 | 4576% |
| Ltu Athletics | $275 | 4576% |
| Protective Life Ins | $275 | 4576% |
| Hospice of Caring Hearts | $275 | 4576% |
| Specialty Hosp of Winnfie | $275 | 4576% |
| United American | $275 | 4576% |
| Misc Commercial | $275 | 4576% |
| Benefit Trust Life | $275 | 4576% |
| Nalc Natl Assoc Ltr Carri | $275 | 4576% |
| Washington National Ins | $275 | 4576% |
| United Teachers Ins | $275 | 4576% |
| Apwu Health Plan | $275 | 4576% |
| State Mutual Ins | $275 | 4576% |
| Ima Insurance | $275 | 4576% |
| Lifecare Specialty Hosp | $275 | 4576% |
| Bankers Life and Casualty | $275 | 4576% |
| Healthfirst Tpa | $275 | 4576% |
| Sterling Investors Life | $275 | 4576% |
| Crime Victims Compensatio | $275 | 4576% |
| Premier Hospice | $275 | 4576% |
| Equitable | $275 | 4576% |