CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,845

about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $12,804–$19,415

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$19,319

About the fair price

about $1,474 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $17,845 This hospital $19,319 Cash price $23,183

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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 $11,530 Priciest $19,319

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 $17,845 (about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $19,319, or about $23,183 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Slidell, 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	$15,031 - $19,319	107%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$15,168 - $19,319	108%
Aetnamajor	$16,027 - $19,319	114%
Cignamajor	$16,668	119%
Humanamajor	$13,050 - $24,149	93%
WellCare	$19,319	138%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$19,319 - $38,638

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 (about 23,183), 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 Our Lady of the Lake Surgical 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 Our Lady of the Lake Surgical 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.