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Facility: Northern Louisiana Medical Center
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 85018
- Insurance Median: $312
- Cash Discount Price: $245
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 131.65x 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 $2.37 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 13165% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 13065%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vantage Advantage | $2 | 84% |
| Mutual of Omaha | $2 | 84% |
| Tricare | $2 | 84% |
| Champva | $2 | 84% |
| Champus | $2 | 84% |
| Golden Rule Ins | $2 - $268 | 84% |
| Humana | $2 - $70 | 84% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $2 - $268 | 84% |
| Veterans Evaluation Svcs | $2 | 84% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $2 - $446 | 84% |
| Gulf South Services | $2 | 84% |
| Medicare (plans) | $2 | 84% |
| VA | $2 | 84% |
| Aetna | $2 - $267 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $2 - $64 | 84% |
| Vantage Health Plan Ppaca | $4 | 169% |
| Vantage Health Plan | $5 | 211% |
| First Health | $5 - $379 | 211% |
| Verity Healthnet | $218 | 9198% |
| Cigna | $223 | 9409% |
| Kaiser Permanente | $223 | 9409% |
| Gilsbar | $245 | 10338% |
| Self Pay | $245 | 10338% |
| Geha | $356 - $423 | 15021% |
| Multiplan | $379 | 15992% |
| PHCS | $379 | 15992% |
| Workers Compensation | $401 | 16920% |
| Work Comp First Health | $401 | 16920% |
| Work Comp Nlmc Emp | $401 | 16920% |
| Work Comp City of Ruston | $401 | 16920% |
| Equitable | $446 | 18819% |
| McR American Hlth Adv | $446 | 18819% |
| Lin Parish Detention | $446 | 18819% |
| Gmp Employers Retiree Tru | $446 | 18819% |
| Sterling Investors Life | $446 | 18819% |
| Specialty Hosp of Winnfie | $446 | 18819% |
| The Hartford | $446 | 18819% |
| Fox Everett Inc | $446 | 18819% |
| Washington National Ins | $446 | 18819% |
| Bankers Life and Casualty | $446 | 18819% |
| Ltu Athletics | $446 | 18819% |
| Nalc Natl Assoc Ltr Carri | $446 | 18819% |
| Protective Life Ins | $446 | 18819% |
| Physicians Mutual Ins | $446 | 18819% |
| Guarantee Trust Life Ins | $446 | 18819% |
| United American | $446 | 18819% |
| Healthfirst Tpa | $446 | 18819% |
| Aflc American Family Life | $446 | 18819% |
| United Teachers Ins | $446 | 18819% |
| Union Bankers Insurance C | $446 | 18819% |
| Premier Hospice | $446 | 18819% |
| Misc Commercial | $446 | 18819% |
| American Life Accident | $446 | 18819% |
| Lifecare Specialty Hosp | $446 | 18819% |
| Aarp | $446 | 18819% |
| Industrial Accounts | $446 | 18819% |
| Liberty Healthshare | $446 | 18819% |
| State Mutual Ins | $446 | 18819% |
| State Farm Insurance | $446 | 18819% |
| Newera | $446 | 18819% |
| Nlmc Community Services | $446 | 18819% |
| Apwu Health Plan | $446 | 18819% |
| Lincoln Kidney Center | $446 | 18819% |
| Mva Insurance Payors | $446 | 18819% |
| Crime Victims Compensatio | $446 | 18819% |
| Us Dept of Labor | $446 | 18819% |
| Benefit Trust Life | $446 | 18819% |
| Union Fidelity Life Ins | $446 | 18819% |
| Ltu Student Ins Bollinger | $446 | 18819% |
| Ima Insurance | $446 | 18819% |
| Gsu Athletics | $446 | 18819% |
| Hospice of Caring Hearts | $446 | 18819% |
| Ruston Regional Specialty | $446 | 18819% |
| Liberty Mutual Group | $446 | 18819% |
| Principal Mutual Life Ins | $446 | 18819% |
| Nalc Health Benefit Plan | $446 | 18819% |