CMS Price Transparency Data

Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Oakdale Community Hospital

Billing Code: 871 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$13,471

about 1.0× the $14,117 Medicare rate · typically $8,342–$15,456

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,612

About the fair price

about $859 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,117 Fair price $13,471 This hospital $12,612

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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 $12,612

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 $13,471 (about 1.0× the $14,117 Medicare rate). Oakdale Community Hospital charges insurers about $12,612 — 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$12,612 - $13,162	89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$12,612 - $22,900	89%
Aetnamajor	$12,238 - $12,612	87%
Humanamajor	$12,612	89%
Ambetter (Centene)	$17,026	121%
GEHA	$13,162	93%
WellCare	$12,612	89%
+ 21 smaller / regional plans	$12,612 - $18,917

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, 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 Oakdale Community Hospital 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 Oakdale Community Hospital

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.