Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish
8166 Main Street, Houma, LA 70360 · 97 Priced Procedures · 72% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +13% above the fair benchmark (1.13×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.13× fair market pricing.
Consolidated System Premium Pricer
Operating in a concentrated regional market (CBSA HHI 3,324), Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish commands a 1.13× BaseRate commercial premium across insurers. Self-pay cash quotes, in-state peer hospitals, and freestanding outpatient facilities offer critical leverage against consolidated system pricing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.96× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 25% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 4-Star CMS clinical rating with 72% patient recommendation (75/100 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)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.13× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.02× Fair BaseRate (1.4× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.36×) jump +33% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.02×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 3,324) 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 Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 97 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 470 | $17,370 | 0.9× |
| Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 322 | $16,917 | 0.9× |
| Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 871 | $14,031 | 0.7× |
| Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: 392 | $5,808 | 0.7× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $1,416 | unverified |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $1,075 | 0.9× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $906 | 0.9× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $835 | 0.9× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $739 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $718 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $520 | 0.9× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $466 | 1.4× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $466 | 1.4× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $438 | 1.4× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $396 | 0.8× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $353 | 1.5× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $364 | 1.4× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $319 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $237 | 1.4× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $237 | 1.4× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $237 | 1.4× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $260 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $237 | unverified |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $237 | unverified |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $237 | unverified |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish (Zero PHI Required)
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 Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish'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 $19,432 Fair BaseRate ($14,044 Medicare)
Your bill ($41,688) is $22,256 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($19,432) and 3.0× the $14,044 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish 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
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (863 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 Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish.
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.