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HC CRITICAL CARE (30-74 MINUTES)
Orleans, LA
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation’s median price of $1.8k is 51% above the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 65% of the 2,559 hospitals reporting CPT 99291. 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, 15 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 other · outpatient | $538.50 | $538.50 | $303.34 – $773.65 |
| 2 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $657.46 | $657.46 | $657.46 – $657.46 |
| 3 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $753.99 | $753.99 | $753.99 – $753.99 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $753.99 | $753.99 | $753.99 – $753.99 |
| 5 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $773.65 | $773.65 | $773.65 – $773.65 |
| 6 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $773.65 | $773.65 | $773.65 – $773.65 |
| 7 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $776.61 | $776.61 | $776.61 – $776.61 |
| 8 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $776.61 | $776.61 | $776.61 – $776.61 |
| 9 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1,794 | $1,729 | $773.65 – $2,045 |
| 10 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,460 | $2,460 | $2,460 – $2,460 |
| 11 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $2,675 | $2,675 | $2,675 – $2,675 |
| 12 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $3,258 | $3,258 | $3,258 – $3,258 |
| 13 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,743 | $3,743 | $3,743 – $3,743 |
| 14 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $3,992 | $3,992 | $3,992 – $3,992 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $5,167 | $5,167 | $4,913 – $5,421 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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