CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$13,541

about 1.0× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $12,393–$16,565

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$13,510

About the fair price

about $31 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $13,541 This hospital $13,510 Cash price $9,210 Hospital's list price $43,856

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 LA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $10,138 Priciest $13,510

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 LA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) is about $13,541 (about 1.0× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center charges insurers about $13,510, or about $9,210 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lafayette, LA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$13,310 - $30,595	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13,310 - $29,971	94%
Aetnamajor	$13,311	94%
Cignamajor	$20,159	143%
Humanamajor	$13,298	94%
WellCare	$13,975	99%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$13,310 - $16,449

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 9,210), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 871.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 871.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center

Compare: Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) at other LA hospitals

Bayou Bend Health System · Franklin $10,138
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital · Sulphur $10,611
St Tammany Parish Hospital · Covington $11,611
Lallie Kemp Medical Center · Independence $12,026
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital · Lake Charles $12,093
Sabine Medical Center · Many $12,111
Winn Parish Medical Center · Winnfield $12,264
Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital · Lake Charles $12,302

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.