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Facility: Northern Louisiana Medical Center
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 84443
- Insurance Median: $540
- Cash Discount Price: $424
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 32.14x 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 $16.8 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 3214% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 3114%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Champva | $13 | 77% |
| Tricare | $13 - $16 | 77% |
| Champus | $13 | 77% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $14 - $463 | 83% |
| Golden Rule Ins | $14 - $463 | 83% |
| Aetna | $17 - $462 | 101% |
| VA | $17 | 101% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $17 - $770 | 101% |
| Veterans Evaluation Svcs | $17 | 101% |
| Mutual of Omaha | $17 | 101% |
| Gulf South Services | $17 | 101% |
| Vantage Advantage | $17 | 101% |
| Humana | $17 - $121 | 101% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $17 - $110 | 101% |
| Medicare (plans) | $17 | 101% |
| Vantage Health Plan Ppaca | $32 | 190% |
| Vantage Health Plan | $34 | 202% |
| First Health | $35 - $655 | 208% |
| Verity Healthnet | $378 | 2250% |
| Cigna | $385 | 2292% |
| Kaiser Permanente | $385 | 2292% |
| Gilsbar | $424 | 2524% |
| Self Pay | $424 | 2524% |
| Geha | $616 - $732 | 3667% |
| Multiplan | $655 | 3899% |
| PHCS | $655 | 3899% |
| Work Comp City of Ruston | $693 | 4125% |
| Work Comp Nlmc Emp | $693 | 4125% |
| Workers Compensation | $693 | 4125% |
| Work Comp First Health | $693 | 4125% |
| Gsu Athletics | $770 | 4583% |
| Union Fidelity Life Ins | $770 | 4583% |
| Newera | $770 | 4583% |
| Apwu Health Plan | $770 | 4583% |
| Liberty Healthshare | $770 | 4583% |
| Ltu Student Ins Bollinger | $770 | 4583% |
| Benefit Trust Life | $770 | 4583% |
| Premier Hospice | $770 | 4583% |
| Principal Mutual Life Ins | $770 | 4583% |
| Bankers Life and Casualty | $770 | 4583% |
| Nlmc Community Services | $770 | 4583% |
| Washington National Ins | $770 | 4583% |
| Us Dept of Labor | $770 | 4583% |
| Nalc Natl Assoc Ltr Carri | $770 | 4583% |
| Sterling Investors Life | $770 | 4583% |
| Liberty Mutual Group | $770 | 4583% |
| Protective Life Ins | $770 | 4583% |
| Ltu Athletics | $770 | 4583% |
| The Hartford | $770 | 4583% |
| Specialty Hosp of Winnfie | $770 | 4583% |
| United Teachers Ins | $770 | 4583% |
| Guarantee Trust Life Ins | $770 | 4583% |
| Gmp Employers Retiree Tru | $770 | 4583% |
| Lifecare Specialty Hosp | $770 | 4583% |
| State Farm Insurance | $770 | 4583% |
| Ruston Regional Specialty | $770 | 4583% |
| Equitable | $770 | 4583% |
| Hospice of Caring Hearts | $770 | 4583% |
| McR American Hlth Adv | $770 | 4583% |
| Fox Everett Inc | $770 | 4583% |
| Lin Parish Detention | $770 | 4583% |
| Union Bankers Insurance C | $770 | 4583% |
| Aflc American Family Life | $770 | 4583% |
| Crime Victims Compensatio | $770 | 4583% |
| Healthfirst Tpa | $770 | 4583% |
| Nalc Health Benefit Plan | $770 | 4583% |
| Aarp | $770 | 4583% |
| Mva Insurance Payors | $770 | 4583% |
| Physicians Mutual Ins | $770 | 4583% |
| State Mutual Ins | $770 | 4583% |
| Ima Insurance | $770 | 4583% |
| Misc Commercial | $770 | 4583% |
| United American | $770 | 4583% |
| Industrial Accounts | $770 | 4583% |
| American Life Accident | $770 | 4583% |
| Lincoln Kidney Center | $770 | 4583% |