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HC PARACENTESIS, W/IMAGE GUIDE
Raceland, LA
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Ochsner Bayou Llc’s median price of $1.4k is 19% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 61% of the 2,488 hospitals reporting CPT 49083. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 14 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 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $539.57 | $539.57 | $511.14 – $567.99 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $547.31 | $547.31 | $547.31 – $547.31 |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $569.16 | $561.88 | $547.31 – $569.16 |
| 4 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $563.73 | $563.73 | $563.73 – $563.73 |
| 5 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $563.73 | $563.73 | $563.73 – $563.73 |
| 6 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $569.16 | $569.16 | $569.16 – $569.16 |
| 7 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $569.16 | $569.16 | $569.16 – $569.16 |
| 8 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $671.62 | $671.62 | $671.62 – $671.62 |
| 9 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,561 | $1,561 | $1,561 – $1,561 |
| 10 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,652 | $1,652 | $1,652 – $1,652 |
| 11 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $1,757 | $1,757 | $1,757 – $1,757 |
| 12 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1,919 | $2,048 | $1,884 – $2,347 |
| 13 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $3,593 | $3,593 | $3,593 – $3,593 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $4,516 | $4,516 | $4,516 – $4,516 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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