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Septic Arthritis with Major Complications

Louisiana rates for MS-DRG 548

Septic Arthritis with MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Septic Arthritis with Major Complications cost?

$18,621

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18,621 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14,454 to $25,119.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18,621 · 10th to 90th $12,023 to $30,200
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $18,621

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$28,183.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$31,622.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$31,622.78

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Montana than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 46th of 51

$18,621

MT $48,978NM $15,488

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.