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HC NEG PRESS WOUND THERAPY (NPWT) W/NON-DISPOSABLE WOUND VAC DEVICE (DME), >=50 CM
Chalmette, LA
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Hospital Service District Of The Parish Of St. Bernard, State Of Louisiana’s median price of $585 is 45% above the median hospital's median price ($404), higher than 83% of the 2,336 hospitals reporting CPT 97606. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 9 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $191.24 | $203.59 | $191.24 – $222.11 |
| 2 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $295.43 | $295.43 | $295.43 – $295.43 |
| 3 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $348.49 | $348.49 | $348.49 – $348.49 |
| 4 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $585.00 | $585.00 | $585.00 – $585.00 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $607.95 | $607.95 | $607.95 – $607.95 |
| 6 | Cigna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $689.13 | $689.13 | $689.13 – $689.13 |
| 7 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $760.50 | $760.50 | $760.50 – $760.50 |
| 8 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $797.94 | $797.94 | $797.94 – $797.94 |
| 9 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $1,170 | $1,170 | $1,170 – $1,170 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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