RC 278
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Raceland, LA
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Ochsner Bayou Llc’s median price of $323 is 74% below the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 12% of the 1,921 hospitals reporting RC 278. 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, 16 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 | $0.02 | $581.94 | $0.02 – $94,880 |
| 2 | Tricare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $281.18 | $925.32 | $0.14 – $34,881 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $301.08 | $938.60 | $0.16 – $33,611 |
| 4 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $301.08 | $963.58 | $0.16 – $34,953 |
| 5 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $310.11 | $966.76 | $0.16 – $34,619 |
| 6 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $310.11 | $966.76 | $0.16 – $34,619 |
| 7 | Bcbs La all payor other · outpatient | $313.10 | $976.07 | $0.16 – $34,953 |
| 8 | Optum all payor other · outpatient | $313.10 | $976.07 | $0.16 – $34,953 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $427.23 | $1,332 | $0.22 – $47,693 |
| 10 | Cigna all payor other · inpatient | $677.71 | $2,113 | $0.35 – $75,655 |
| 11 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $858.50 | $2,676 | $0.44 – $95,838 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $878.70 | $2,739 | $0.45 – $98,093 |
| 13 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $909.00 | $2,834 | $0.47 – $101,475 |
| 14 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $966.57 | $3,013 | $0.50 – $107,902 |
| 15 | Bcbs La all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,376 | $4,214 | $2.64 – $56,375 |
| 16 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $17,952 | $15,276 | $27.18 – $17,952 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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