CMS Price Transparency Data

Breathing treatment (nebulizer)

Facility: Ochsner Medical Center Acute

Billing Code: 94640 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$130
about 0.6× the $224 Medicare rate · typically $55–$325
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$125
About the fair price
about $5 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $224 Fair price $130 This hospital $125 Cash price $51 Hospital's list price $230

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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 $21 Priciest $125

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

A fair price for a Breathing treatment (nebulizer) is about $130 (about 0.6× the $224 Medicare rate). Ochsner Medical Center Acute charges insurers about $125, or about $51 in cash — about the fair price. Located in New Orleans, 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 $35 - $447 16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $73 - $187 33%
Aetnamajor $36 - $125 16%
Cignamajor $441 197%
Humanamajor $35 - $187 16%
AmeriHealth $36 16%
Health Net $196 88%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans $35 - $371
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 9 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals