Surgery and procedures CPT 11042 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Wound debridement cost in Houma, LA — inpatient

In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for wound debridement, skin and tissue under it, first 20 sq cm as an inpatient: from $244.87 to $651.20, with a median of $448.04. The lowest listed price is at Leonard J Chabert Medical Center — $203.17 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $392.00 at 49 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 11042, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$244.87Leonard J Chabert Medical Center

Median$448.04half of hospitals charge less

Highest$651.20in this market

Difference2.7×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.

median

Lowest $244.87Highest $651.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center lowest Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 HC DEBRIDEMENT SUBCUTANEOUS 1ST 20 SQ CM LE source file	$244.87	$521.00	—	53%
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 PR DEBRIDEMENT, SKIN, SUB-Q TISSUE,=<20 SQ CM+1 more line at this price source file	$651.20	$1,480.00	—	56%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More

Inpatient: lowest $244.87, median $448.04, highest $651.20 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $651.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

Debridement removes dead or infected tissue from a wound so it can heal. It is common for diabetic foot ulcers and pressure sores, often done weekly in a wound care center.

What the price covers

The price is for up to 20 square centimeters; larger areas add 11045 for each extra 20.