Opelousas General Hospital

539 E Prudhomme Street, Opelousas, LA 70570 Hospital ***** CMS quality 2 of 5

100%Self-pay discount

100% off list

One of the deepest self-pay discounts published. Median across the 2,283 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.

Overall cost rating

Above average charges

Charges 4.4× its own reported cost, across all services.

Type: Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
Beds: 141
Ownership: Government (city-county)
Medicare ID: 190017
Cost report: FY ending 06/30/2025
CMS quality: ***** 2 of 5
Emergency dept: Yes
Metro area: Opelousas, LA

Cost rating by procedure category

Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.

Category	Rating	Markup
Surgery (operating room) 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals	2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges	4.6×
Post-surgery recovery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals	2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges	4.7×
X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals	2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges	3.6×
CT scan 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals	3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges	21.2×
MRI 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals	2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges	10.3×
Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals	3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges	12.2×
Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals	3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges	7.4×
Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals	4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges	8.3×
Physical therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals	2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges	2.5×
Speech therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals	4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges	8.6×
EKG and heart monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals	2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges	6.8×
Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals	3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges	3.1×
Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals	3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges	6.1×
Dialysis cheapest 25% of US hospitals	1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges	1.9×
Emergency room visit cheapest 25% of US hospitals	1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges	3.8×

What this hospital charges a cash payer

Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.

Service	Cash	List price
PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103	$101 cash price	$4,123,035 100% off
Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690	$1,328 cash price	n/a
Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696	$210 cash price	n/a
Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100	$17.50 cash price	n/a
Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200	$14.00 cash price	n/a
Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580	$11.00 cash price	n/a
Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644	$26.00 cash price	n/a
Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885	$16.00 cash price	n/a
Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405	$57.50 cash price	n/a
Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010	$127 cash price	n/a
One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016	$322 cash price	n/a

Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 190017, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.

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