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HC BB REF ABSORPTION - DIFFERENTIAL RED CELL
Raceland, LA
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Ochsner Bayou Llc’s median price of $28 is 63% below the median hospital's median price ($75), higher than 3% of the 2,192 hospitals reporting CPT 86978. 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 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $10.60 | $10.60 | $10.60 – $10.60 |
| 2 | Aetna Better Health all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $10.92 | $10.92 | $10.92 – $10.92 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $10.92 | $10.92 | $10.92 – $10.92 |
| 4 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $13.27 | $15.70 | $12.87 – $23.21 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $22.02 | $22.02 | $10.60 – $33.43 |
| 6 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $25.46 | $26.16 | $12.25 – $41.45 |
| 7 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $27.59 | $27.59 | $13.64 – $41.54 |
| 8 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $27.59 | $27.59 | $13.64 – $41.54 |
| 9 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $27.59 | $27.59 | $13.64 – $41.54 |
| 10 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $45.32 | $45.32 | $45.32 – $45.32 |
| 11 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $75.65 | $75.65 | $37.40 – $113.90 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $80.10 | $80.10 | $39.60 – $120.60 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $85.18 | $85.18 | $42.11 – $128.24 |
| 14 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $129.00 | $129.00 | $129.00 – $129.00 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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