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METRONIDAZOLE IN NACL (ISO-OS) 500 MG/100 ML IV PGBK
Raceland, LA
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Ochsner Bayou Llc’s median price of $9 is 193% above the median hospital's median price ($3), higher than 64% of the 2,045 hospitals reporting HCPCS J1836. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 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 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 – $0.03 |
| 2 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.85 | $6.11 | $3.26 – $9.50 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $6.07 | $6.19 | $3.49 – $9.15 |
| 4 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $6.14 | $6.36 | $3.49 – $9.52 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $6.25 | $6.38 | $3.59 – $9.43 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $6.25 | $6.38 | $3.59 – $9.43 |
| 7 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $6.31 | $6.44 | $3.63 – $9.52 |
| 8 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $6.31 | $6.44 | $3.63 – $9.52 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $8.61 | $8.79 | $4.95 – $12.99 |
| 10 | Cigna all payor other · inpatient | $13.66 | $13.94 | $7.85 – $20.60 |
| 11 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $17.30 | $17.66 | $9.95 – $26.10 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $18.32 | $18.70 | $10.53 – $27.63 |
| 13 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $18.72 | $19.11 | $10.76 – $28.24 |
| 14 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $19.48 | $19.88 | $11.20 – $29.38 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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