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MEGESTROL 400 MG/10 ML (10 ML) ORAL SUSP
Raceland, LA
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Ochsner Bayou Llc’s median price of $2 is 264% above the median hospital's median price ($1), higher than 73% of the 940 hospitals reporting HCPCS S0179. 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, 13 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 | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 2 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1 | $1 | — | — | — | $1 – $1 |
| 3 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2 | $2 | $0 | 5% | — | $2 – $2 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $2 | $2 | — | — | — | $2 – $2 |
| 5 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $2 | $2 | $0 | 2% | — | $2 – $2 |
| 6 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $2 | $2 | — | — | — | $2 – $2 |
| 7 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $2 | $2 | — | — | — | $2 – $2 |
| 8 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $2 | $2 | — | — | — | $2 – $2 |
| 9 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $2 | $2 | — | — | — | $2 – $2 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3 | $3 | — | — | — | $3 – $3 |
| 11 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 12 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $7 | $7 | — | — | — | $7 – $7 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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