CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$14,226

about 1.0× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $12,001–$14,367

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,129

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,097 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $14,226 This hospital $12,129

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other LA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $11,530 Priciest $12,497

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 $14,226 (about 1.0× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital charges insurers about $12,129 — 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	$11,283 - $26,846	80%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$11,283 - $25,249	80%
Aetnamajor	$3,549 - $11,283	25%
Cignamajor	$22,413	160%
Humanamajor	$11,283 - $27,723	80%
Health Net	$1,500	11%
Healthcare Highways	$1,500	11%
WellCare	$11,847	84%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$3,961 - $31,518

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: 470.

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 470.
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: Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) at other LA hospitals

St Tammany Parish Hospital · Covington $11,530
Sabine Medical Center · Many $12,027
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
Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital · Hammond $12,497

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