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MS DRG- DIABETES WITH CC;APR DRG- OSTEOMYELITIS, SEPTIC ARTHRITIS AND OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL INFECTIONS;SOI - Moderate
Orleans, LA
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation’s median price of $13.8k is 51% above the median hospital's median price ($9.1k), higher than 83% of the 2,315 hospitals reporting MS-DRG 638. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 8 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 case rate · inpatient | $5.8k | $5.8k | — | — | 8–80 | $5.8k – $5.8k |
| 2 | Optum all payor case rate · inpatient | $8.0k | $7.9k | $189 | 2% | — | $7.6k – $8.0k |
| 3 | Humana all payor case rate · inpatient | $8.0k | $8.0k | — | — | 21 | $8.0k – $8.0k |
| 4 | Cigna all payor case rate · inpatient | $12.7k | $12.7k | — | — | 8–80 | $12.7k – $12.7k |
| 5 | Molina all payor case rate · inpatient | $11.7k | $13.2k | $3.9k | 30% | — | $10.9k – $23.3k |
| 6 | Bcbs La all payor case rate · inpatient | $13.8k | $13.6k | $2.2k | 17% | 16–160 | $8.0k – $16.4k |
| 7 | Aetna all payor case rate · inpatient | $14.3k | $13.9k | $538 | 4% | 8–80 | $13.1k – $14.3k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · inpatient | $16.4k | $16.4k | $656 | 4% | 21 | $15.7k – $17.0k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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