Price Transparency
Price Transparency
As a patient, you have a right to know important information that can impact your healthcare decisions, such as cost of services.
Understand the Cost of Care
Effective January 1, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is requiring hospitals to make standard charges public. CMS issued a final rule on November 15, 2019, that provides the details related to the required information. Hospitals are expected to update this information at least annually or more often as appropriate, to reflect current charges.
Some services may be provided in our hospital by other health care providers who may separately bill the patient for their services. That provider may or may not participate with the same health insurers or health maintenance organizations as our hospital.
For general billing inquiries, to request an itemized bill or to pay a bill, contact our Central Business Office at 318-425-4096. If you need financial assistance related to an outstanding balance due, please refer to our financial hardship policy and contact our Central Business Office at 318-425-4096 to determine if you qualify for financial assistance.
