Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Oakdale Community Hospital
Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $12,523 compared to the $13,285 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.94× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 LA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 LA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $13,285 (about 0.9× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Oakdale Community Hospital charges insurers about $12,523 — about the fair price. Located in Oakdale, 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
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 | $12,523 - $12,648 | 89% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $12,523 - $22,006 | 89% |
| Aetnamajor | $12,152 - $12,523 | 87% |
| Humanamajor | $12,523 | 89% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $16,906 | 120% |
| GEHA | $12,648 | 90% |
| WellCare | $12,523 | 89% |
| + 21 smaller / regional plans | $12,523 - $18,785 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Oakdale Community Hospital
Compare: Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) at other LA hospitals
- St Tammany Parish Hospital · Covington $11,530
- Sabine Medical Center · Many $12,027
- Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital · Lake Charles $12,129
- Minden Medical Center · Minden $12,133
- Winn Parish Medical Center · Winnfield $12,178
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital · Lake Charles $12,338
- Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital · Lafayette $12,370
- Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital · Alexandria $12,419
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Oakdale Community Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $10,910
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $10,910).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Oakdale Community Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $13,285 Fair BaseRate ($14,044 Medicare)
Your bill ($30,055) is $16,770 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($13,285) and 2.1× the $14,044 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.