CMS Price Transparency Data

Total hip replacement

Facility: Omega Hospital, LLC

Billing Code: 27130 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$13,958

about 1.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $4,492–$39,501

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$20,078

Above the fair price

about $6,120 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $13,958 This hospital $20,078 Cash price $22,351 Hospital's list price $38,317

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 LA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $3,775 Priciest $20,078

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

A fair price for a Total hip replacement is about $13,958 (about 1.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Omega Hospital, LLC charges insurers about $20,078, or about $22,351 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Metairie, LA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $13,958. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaKaiser 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	$17,881 - $31,185	136%
Humanamajor	$12,772 - $22,275	97%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$12,772 - $22,275

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 22,351), 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 CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 27130.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Omega Hospital, LLC is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 27130.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Omega Hospital, LLC

Compare: Total hip replacement at other LA hospitals

Desoto Regional Health System · Mansfield $3,775
St James Parish Hospital · Lutcher $4,665
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital · Kaplan $8,126
Ochsner St Martin Hospital · Breaux Bridge $9,885
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge $11,008
Park Place Surgical Hospital · Lafayette $11,401
Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital · Hammond $11,428
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital · Raceland $11,538

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