CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,357

about 1.1× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $4,930–$7,669

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,809

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,548 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $6,357 This hospital $4,809

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 LA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $4,408 Priciest $5,026

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $6,357 (about 1.1× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital charges insurers about $4,809 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lake Charles, 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	$1,174 - $11,110	21%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,669 - $10,449	82%
Aetnamajor	$1,232 - $4,669	22%
Cignamajor	$9,275	163%
Humanamajor	$1,197 - $11,473	21%
AmeriHealth	$1,174	21%
Health Net	$1,500	26%
Healthcare Highways	$1,500	26%
WellCare	$4,903	86%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$1,174 - $9,812

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 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, 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: 392.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 392.
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 Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital

Compare: Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) at other LA hospitals

Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Inc · Columbia $4,408
Lallie Kemp Medical Center · Independence $4,424
St Tammany Parish Hospital · Covington $4,660
Sabine Medical Center · Many $4,861
Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital · Lake Charles $4,892
Winn Parish Medical Center · Winnfield $4,922
Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital · Lafayette $5,000
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital · Raceland $5,026

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