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HC BB REF ABSORPTION - DIFFERENTIAL RED CELL
Morgan City, LA
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Ochsner Morgan City Llc’s median price of $45 is 41% below the median hospital's median price ($75), higher than 9% of the 2,192 hospitals reporting CPT 86978. 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, 12 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 | Aetna Better Health all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $11.28 | $11.28 | $11.28 – $11.28 |
| 2 | Amerihealth Caritas all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $11.28 | $11.28 | $11.28 – $11.28 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $19.79 | $19.79 | $10.95 – $28.62 |
| 4 | Bcbs La all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $25.23 | $28.82 | $24.06 – $54.05 |
| 5 | Humana all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $54.05 | $39.68 | $10.95 – $54.05 |
| 6 | Tricare all payor other · outpatient | $40.39 | $40.39 | $22.90 – $57.88 |
| 7 | MultiPlan all payor other · outpatient | $48.14 | $48.14 | $48.14 – $48.14 |
| 8 | Aetna all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $54.05 | $54.05 | $54.05 – $54.05 |
| 9 | Optum all payor fee schedule · outpatient | $54.05 | $54.05 | $54.05 – $54.05 |
| 10 | First Health all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $55.61 | $55.61 | $55.61 – $55.61 |
| 11 | Cigna all payor other · outpatient | $62.91 | $62.91 | $62.91 – $62.91 |
| 12 | Aetna all payor other · outpatient | $70.78 | $70.78 | $70.78 – $70.78 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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