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Facility: Merit Health Natchez
Billing Code: 85730 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 85730
- Insurance Median: $6
- Cash Discount Price: $188
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.00x 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medicaid / KanCare | $5 - $6 | 83% |
| Tricare | $5 | 83% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $5 - $68 | 83% |
| Aetna | $6 - $354 | 100% |
| Caresource Truecare | $6 | 100% |
| First Choice | $6 - $439 | 100% |
| Humana | $6 | 100% |
| Medicare (plans) | $6 | 100% |
| Molina Chip | $6 | 100% |
| Node Champva | $6 | 100% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $6 | 100% |
| Node Dignity Care Mcr Adv | $6 | 100% |
| Node First Choice American Health Of Ms Mcr Adv | $6 | 100% |
| Node First Choice Ice | $6 | 100% |
| Node First Choice Wellcare Mcr Adv | $6 | 100% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $6 | 100% |
| Node Magnolia Mcr Adv | $6 | 100% |
| Node Molina | $6 | 100% |
| Node Peoples Health Mcr Adv | $6 | 100% |
| Node Va | $6 | 100% |
| Node Vantage Mcr Adv | $6 | 100% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $6 | 100% |
| Node Healthy Mississippi Mcr Adv | $7 | 116% |
| Cigna | $8 | 133% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $8 | 133% |
| Advanced Health Systems | $11 | 183% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $11 | 183% |
| Magnolia Exchange | $11 | 183% |
| Molina Exchange | $11 | 183% |
| Prime Health Wc | $11 | 183% |
| Work Comp | $11 | 183% |
| Vantage Commercial | $14 | 233% |
| Vantage Ppaca Tiered | $14 | 233% |
| Medpartners | $31 | 516% |
| Self Pay | $113 - $264 | 1880% |
| Trimed Billing Solutions | $188 | 3128% |
| Prime Health Services | $502 | 8353% |
| Ms Dept Of Rehabilitation Services | $628 | 10449% |