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Facility: Bmh-Calhoun
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 85018
- Insurance Median: $18
- Cash Discount Price: $12
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 7.59x 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 759% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 659%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Molina | $2 - $18 | 84% |
| Veterans Evaluation Services | $2 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $4 - $10 | 169% |
| Magnolia Regional Health Center | $9 | 380% |
| Ppo Holdings | $9 | 380% |
| Tricare | $9 | 380% |
| Aetna | $10 - $15 | 422% |
| American Health Plan | $10 | 422% |
| Devoted Health | $10 | 422% |
| Humana | $10 - $18 | 422% |
| Ms Breast And Cervical | $10 | 422% |
| Primewell | $10 | 422% |
| Shared Health | $10 | 422% |
| Triwest | $10 | 422% |
| Vaccn | $10 | 422% |
| Magnolia Ms | $11 | 464% |
| Littler | $12 | 506% |
| Cigna | $13 | 549% |
| First Choice Health Plan Of Ms | $15 | 633% |
| Burch Food Services | $17 | 717% |
| First State Bank Trust | $17 | 717% |
| Advanced Health Systems Inc. | $18 | 759% |
| Arlington Community Schools | $18 | 759% |
| Armstrong Relocation | $18 | 759% |
| Ashley Furniture Stores | $18 | 759% |
| Bartlett City Schools | $18 | 759% |
| Brimhall Foods | $18 | 759% |
| Building Plastic | $18 | 759% |
| Cannon Motor Company | $18 | 759% |
| Carlisle | $18 | 759% |
| Christian Health Aid | $18 | 759% |
| City Of Bartlett | $18 | 759% |
| City Of Lakeland | $18 | 759% |
| Collierville Schools | $18 | 759% |
| Crittenden County | $18 | 759% |
| Davidson Hospitality | $18 | 759% |
| Delta Industries | $18 | 759% |
| Desoto Co Board Of Supervisors | $18 | 759% |
| Dunn Investment Company | $18 | 759% |
| Eas Mssc Schools | $18 | 759% |
| First Community Bank | $18 | 759% |
| French Camp Academy | $18 | 759% |
| Gossett Motor Cars | $18 | 759% |
| Hattiesburg Clinic | $18 | 759% |
| Heartland Catfish Company | $18 | 759% |
| Heavy Machines | $18 | 759% |
| Hollowell Industries | $18 | 759% |
| Hospitality Management Advisors | $18 | 759% |
| Jas D Collier | $18 | 759% |
| Lakeland School System | $18 | 759% |
| Malco Theaters | $18 | 759% |
| Mechanical Systems | $18 | 759% |
| Mid-South Transport | $18 | 759% |
| Minact | $18 | 759% |
| Patterson Warehouses | $18 | 759% |
| Radians | $18 | 759% |
| Rei Nation | $18 | 759% |
| Retzer Resources | $18 | 759% |
| Ritchey Automotive | $18 | 759% |
| Security One | $18 | 759% |
| Silver Tree | $18 | 759% |
| State Systems | $18 | 759% |
| Town Of Collierville | $18 | 759% |
| United Tn Holdings | $18 | 759% |
| Vaughn Electric | $18 | 759% |
| W G Yates | $18 | 759% |
| W W Wood Products | $18 | 759% |
| Watkins Uiberall | $18 | 759% |
| Y K Auto Group | $18 | 759% |
| Employers Health Network | $20 | 844% |
| Harding Academy | $20 | 844% |
| Ppo Plus | $20 | 844% |
| Multiplan | $21 | 886% |
| Qca | $21 | 886% |