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HC PARACENTESIS, W/IMAGE GUIDE
Kenner, LA
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Ochsner Medical Center � Kenner Llc’s median price of $906 is 22% below the median hospital's median price ($1.2k), higher than 26% of the 2,488 hospitals reporting CPT 49083. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 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 | Humana all payor other · outpatient | $240.41 | $240.41 | $240.41 – $240.41 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient | $240.41 | $240.41 | $240.41 – $240.41 |
| 3 | Aetna Better Health all payor other · outpatient | $247.62 | $247.62 | $247.62 – $247.62 |
| 4 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor other · outpatient | $247.62 | $247.62 | $247.62 – $247.62 |
| 5 | Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $671.62 | $671.62 | $671.62 – $671.62 |
| 6 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $860.83 | $860.83 | $860.83 – $860.83 |
| 7 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $860.83 | $860.83 | $860.83 – $860.83 |
| 8 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $860.83 | $860.83 | $860.83 – $860.83 |
| 9 | WellCare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $886.65 | $886.65 | $886.65 – $886.65 |
| 10 | MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $924.43 | $924.43 | $924.43 – $924.43 |
| 11 | First Health all payor other · outpatient | $1,073 | $1,073 | $1,073 – $1,073 |
| 12 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $1,642 | $1,609 | $860.83 – $1,914 |
| 13 | Cigna all payor case rate · outpatient | $1,765 | $1,765 | $1,765 – $1,765 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare all payor case rate · outpatient | $2,575 | $2,575 | $2,469 – $2,680 |
| 15 | Aetna all payor case rate · outpatient | $4,154 | $4,154 | $4,154 – $4,154 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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