Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital
1101 Kaliste Saloom Rd, Lafayette, LA 70508 · 81 Priced Procedures · 87% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 16% below the fair benchmark (0.84×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
5-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.84× fair market pricing.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.9× Medicare, p50 0.84× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.0× Medicare, p75 0.95× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 16% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.84×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 6% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
- 5-Star CMS clinical rating with 87% patient recommendation (80/100 safety score)
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.1× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (1.3×) & laboratory (2.9×) services average 1.11× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.9×)
- Specialty infusion drugs (J-codes) average 1.1× Medicare — verify per-unit billing on itemized statements
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 2,917) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 81 published procedures.
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Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $30,775 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($49,721) is $18,946 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 2.1× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (105 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.