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Facility: Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 85018
- Insurance Median: $4
- Cash Discount Price: $44
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.69x 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Access Health Services, Llc | $1 - $205 | 42% |
| Cigna | $1 - $288 | 42% |
| Evolutions Healthcare | $1 - $196 | 42% |
| Healthlink | $1 - $225 | 42% |
| Parker Hannifin | $1 - $252 | 42% |
| Tyson Foods | $1 - $198 | 42% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $1 - $194 | 42% |
| Blue Access | $2 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $2 - $93 | 84% |
| Blue Traditional | $2 - $278 | 84% |
| Centurion Correctional | $2 - $3 | 84% |
| Compresults Wc | $2 - $324 | 84% |
| Coventry Wc | $2 - $288 | 84% |
| First Health | $2 - $234 | 84% |
| Humana | $2 | 84% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $2 - $72 | 84% |
| Medicare (plans) | $2 | 84% |
| Multiplan | $2 - $313 | 84% |
| Municipal Health | $2 - $288 | 84% |
| Node Ahs Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Champva | $2 | 84% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $2 | 84% |
| Node United Behavioral Health Mcr Adv | $2 | 84% |
| Node Va | $2 | 84% |
| Phcs | $2 - $313 | 84% |
| Tricare | $2 | 84% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $2 | 84% |
| Node Pphp Mcr Adv | $3 | 127% |
| Us Department Of Labor | $3 | 127% |
| Naphcare | $4 | 169% |
| Home State Exchange | $6 | 253% |
| W W Wood | $6 | 253% |
| Self Pay | $10 - $86 | 422% |