CMS Price Transparency Data

Screening mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: Ochsner LSU Health Monroe

Billing Code: 77067 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$109

about 0.9× the $126 Medicare rate · typically $85–$156

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$85

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $24 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $126 Fair price $109 This hospital $85 Cash price $123 Hospital's list price $533

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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 $58 Priciest $85

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

A fair price for a Screening mammogram (both breasts) is about $109 (about 0.9× the $126 Medicare rate). Ochsner LSU Health Monroe charges insurers about $85, or about $123 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Monroe, 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	$55 - $257	44%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$79 - $107	63%
Aetnamajor	$55 - $220	44%
Cignamajor	$206	163%
Humanamajor	$55 - $110	44%
Amerigroup	$55 - $85	44%
AmeriHealth	$55 - $85	44%
Health Net	$146 - $224	116%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$55 - $87

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (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 123), 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 CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 77067.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Ochsner LSU Health Monroe is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 77067.
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 LSU Health Monroe

Compare: Screening mammogram (both breasts) at other LA hospitals

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