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Removal of Tissue from Wound, 20.0 Sq Cm or Less Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 84 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 97597. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $135
📉 Low $13.20
📈 High $2,475
🏥 84 hospitals
🏛️ 56 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $95.11
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 84 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicare | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$13.20 | $88.33 | $38.65 | $26.24 | $38.65 | $20.65 | $88.33 | $88.33 | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$14.52 | $88.33 | $38.65 | $26.24 | $38.65 | $20.65 | $88.33 | $88.33 | — |
| ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL GREENSBURG |
$34.00 | $23.40 | $20.40 | $33.66 | $33.32 | $30.60 | $33.66 | $91.00 | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$43.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$43.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$43.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$43.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$50.44 | $88.33 | $38.65 | $26.00 | $38.65 | $20.65 | $88.33 | $88.33 | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$58.08 | $180 | $41.09 | $39.89 | $39.89 | $5,087 | — | $182 | $211 |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$60.40 | $316 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL BUNKIE |
$61.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$62.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL NEW ROADS |
$66.00 | — | $52.83 | $52.83 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$67.89 | $77.00 | $65.55 | $32.14 | $26.72 | $46.83 | $85.95 | $85.95 | $55.00 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$67.89 | $77.00 | $65.55 | $32.14 | $26.72 | $46.83 | $85.95 | $85.95 | $55.00 |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$69.46 | $170 | $181 | $181 | $181 | $1,806 | $190 | $181 | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$71.53 | $181 | $49.73 | $49.73 | $49.73 | $1,684 | — | $181 | $218 |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$73.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$75.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$80.32 | $163 | $50.72 | $49.25 | $49.25 | $3,594 | — | $183 | $151 |
| COVINGTON TRACE ER & HOSPITAL MANDEVILLE |
$80.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALEXANDRIA EMERGENCY HOSPITAL COLISEUM BLVD ALEXANDRIA |
$80.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$80.86 | $184 | $62.51 | $62.51 | $62.51 | $1,835 | — | $186 | $218 |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$87.08 | $183 | $62.73 | $62.73 | $62.73 | $1,835 | — | $183 | $218 |
| MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER MINDEN |
$89.70 | $343 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$90.00 | — | $78.29 | $78.29 | $91.00 | — | $91.00 | $91.00 | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$92.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$96.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL JEFFERSON |
$97.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BATON ROUGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL BATON ROUGE |
$101 | $134 | $43.19 | $144 | $182 | $93.57 | $191 | — | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$112 | $314 | $58.47 | — | — | — | — | $314 | — |
| OCHSNER EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL JEFFERSON JEFFERSON |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$117 | $80.14 | $38.65 | $26.24 | $38.65 | $20.65 | $88.33 | $88.33 | — |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$128 | $328 | — | $1,043 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NEW IBERIA |
$130 | $91.00 | $27.86 | $27.86 | $91.00 | $185 | $95.55 | $91.00 | $27.86 |
| SAVOY MEDICAL CENTER MAMOU |
$134 | $193 | $138 | $193 | $67.35 | $124 | $193 | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BATON ROUGE GENERAL - BLUEBONNET BATON ROUGE |
$144 | $182 | $187 | $182 | $182 | $119 | $191 | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$155 | $81.84 | $81.06 | $78.70 | $78.70 | $253 | — | $81.84 | $238 |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$155 | $221 | $225 | $191 | $75.00 | $221 | $219 | — | — |
| RIVERBRIDGE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VIDALIA |
$158 | $185 | $150 | — | — | $124 | — | — | — |
| CLAIBORNE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HOMER |
$164 | $90.61 | $38.65 | $38.65 | $90.61 | $90.61 | $24.06 | $90.61 | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$164 | $247 | $290 | $362 | $194 | $338 | — | — | — |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$169 | $337 | — | $1,189 | — | — | — | — | — |
| DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM JEFFERSON ST MANSFIELD |
$171 | $244 | $244 | $244 | $244 | $244 | — | — | — |
| PARK PLACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$178 | $166 | $178 | — | $178 | — | — | $178 | — |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AMITE |
$186 | $82.92 | $140 | $112 | — | $148 | — | $65.10 | — |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$199 | — | — | $65.00 | — | $150 | — | — | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$218 | $145 | $182 | $33.96 | $182 | $150 | $182 | — | — |
| WK BOSSIER HEALTH CENTER BOSSIER CITY |
$240 | $188 | $207 | — | — | — | $329 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 97597, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $243 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 84 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 97597 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $95.11 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $13.20 to $2,475 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 1.4x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less (CPT 97597) in Louisiana range from $13.20 to $2,475, with a median of $135. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $13.20. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Louisiana facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 97597 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.