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Facility: Northern Louisiana Medical Center
Billing Code: 83690 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 83690
- Insurance Median: $221
- Cash Discount Price: $174
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 32.08x 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 $6.89 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 3208% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 3108%). 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 | $6 - $7 | 87% |
| Champva | $6 | 87% |
| Golden Rule Ins | $6 - $190 | 87% |
| Champus | $6 | 87% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $6 - $190 | 87% |
| Vantage Advantage | $7 | 102% |
| VA | $7 | 102% |
| Veterans Evaluation Svcs | $7 | 102% |
| Mutual of Omaha | $7 | 102% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $7 - $316 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $7 - $45 | 102% |
| Medicare (plans) | $7 | 102% |
| Humana | $7 - $50 | 102% |
| Aetna | $7 - $190 | 102% |
| Gulf South Services | $7 | 102% |
| Vantage Health Plan Ppaca | $13 | 189% |
| Vantage Health Plan | $14 | 203% |
| First Health | $14 - $269 | 203% |
| Verity Healthnet | $155 | 2250% |
| Kaiser Permanente | $158 | 2293% |
| Cigna | $158 | 2293% |
| Self Pay | $174 | 2525% |
| Gilsbar | $174 | 2525% |
| Geha | $253 - $300 | 3672% |
| PHCS | $269 | 3904% |
| Multiplan | $269 | 3904% |
| Workers Compensation | $284 | 4122% |
| Work Comp First Health | $284 | 4122% |
| Work Comp City of Ruston | $284 | 4122% |
| Work Comp Nlmc Emp | $284 | 4122% |
| Ima Insurance | $316 | 4586% |
| Nalc Natl Assoc Ltr Carri | $316 | 4586% |
| Nalc Health Benefit Plan | $316 | 4586% |
| Guarantee Trust Life Ins | $316 | 4586% |
| Industrial Accounts | $316 | 4586% |
| Premier Hospice | $316 | 4586% |
| Nlmc Community Services | $316 | 4586% |
| Specialty Hosp of Winnfie | $316 | 4586% |
| Ltu Athletics | $316 | 4586% |
| McR American Hlth Adv | $316 | 4586% |
| Apwu Health Plan | $316 | 4586% |
| Ruston Regional Specialty | $316 | 4586% |
| Union Bankers Insurance C | $316 | 4586% |
| Liberty Healthshare | $316 | 4586% |
| Union Fidelity Life Ins | $316 | 4586% |
| Newera | $316 | 4586% |
| The Hartford | $316 | 4586% |
| Benefit Trust Life | $316 | 4586% |
| Lifecare Specialty Hosp | $316 | 4586% |
| Liberty Mutual Group | $316 | 4586% |
| Bankers Life and Casualty | $316 | 4586% |
| Sterling Investors Life | $316 | 4586% |
| American Life Accident | $316 | 4586% |
| Lin Parish Detention | $316 | 4586% |
| Us Dept of Labor | $316 | 4586% |
| Washington National Ins | $316 | 4586% |
| Misc Commercial | $316 | 4586% |
| United Teachers Ins | $316 | 4586% |
| United American | $316 | 4586% |
| Gsu Athletics | $316 | 4586% |
| Lincoln Kidney Center | $316 | 4586% |
| Aarp | $316 | 4586% |
| State Farm Insurance | $316 | 4586% |
| Healthfirst Tpa | $316 | 4586% |
| Protective Life Ins | $316 | 4586% |
| Aflc American Family Life | $316 | 4586% |
| Gmp Employers Retiree Tru | $316 | 4586% |
| Principal Mutual Life Ins | $316 | 4586% |
| Mva Insurance Payors | $316 | 4586% |
| Physicians Mutual Ins | $316 | 4586% |
| Fox Everett Inc | $316 | 4586% |
| Crime Victims Compensatio | $316 | 4586% |
| State Mutual Ins | $316 | 4586% |
| Equitable | $316 | 4586% |
| Hospice of Caring Hearts | $316 | 4586% |
| Ltu Student Ins Bollinger | $316 | 4586% |