CMS Price Transparency Data

Vaginal delivery (full package)

Facility: Ochsner Medical Center Acute

Billing Code: 59400 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,103

about 1.4× the $2,214 Medicare rate · typically $1,944–$4,907

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,858

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,245 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $2,214 Fair price $3,103 This hospital $1,858 Cash price $785 Hospital's list price $3,567

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other LA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $1,767 Priciest $4,020

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

A fair price for a Vaginal delivery (full package) is about $3,103 (about 1.4× the $2,214 Medicare rate). Ochsner Medical Center Acute charges insurers about $1,858, or about $785 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$591 - $652	27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,784	81%
Aetnamajor	$1,784 - $1,933	81%
Cignamajor	$2,329	105%
Health Net	$3,032	137%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$2,675 - $3,210

Excludes 9 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 785), 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: 59400.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Ochsner Medical Center Acute is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 59400.
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 Medical Center Acute

Compare: Vaginal delivery (full package) at other LA hospitals

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