CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$13,299

about 1.0× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $11,351–$14,144

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$11,367

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,932 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $13,299 This hospital $11,367

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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 $10,538 Priciest $11,860

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $13,299 (about 1.0× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital charges insurers about $11,367 — 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	$10,826 - $25,759	85%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$10,826 - $24,227	85%
Aetnamajor	$3,194 - $42,733	25%
Cignamajor	$21,506	168%
Humanamajor	$10,826 - $26,601	85%
Health Net	$1,500	12%
Healthcare Highways	$1,500	12%
WellCare	$11,367	89%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$4,161 - $22,751

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: 322.

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 322.
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: Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) at other LA hospitals

St Tammany Parish Hospital · Covington $10,538
Winn Parish Medical Center · Winnfield $11,131
Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital · Lafayette $11,306
Oakdale Community Hospital · Oakdale $11,446
Byrd Regional Hospital · Leesville $11,527
Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital · Lake Charles $11,563
Sabine Medical Center · Many $11,622
Minden Medical Center · Minden $11,860

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