Commercial rate index · metro cell
New Orleans-Metairie healthcare rate index
Commercial contracted rates in New Orleans-Metairie, LA run 0.92x the national Medicare fee schedule across the office-visit basket. Index 95.8, where 100 is the national standard.
Index 95.8
0.92x Medicare
10,025 verified rate points
8/8 basket codes
state index 94.5
The basket in New Orleans-Metairie
as of 2026-07-15| CPT | Service | Metro median | vs Medicare | Rate points | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99202 | Office visit, new patient, 15-29 min | $83.80 | 1.18x | 1,805 | Benchmark |
| 99203 | Office visit, new patient, 30-44 min | $108.94 | 0.99x | 635 | Benchmark |
| 99204 | Office visit, new patient, 45-59 min | $180.00 | 1.08x | 643 | Benchmark |
| 99205 | Office visit, new patient, 60-74 min | $213.03 | 0.97x | 4,379 | Benchmark |
| 99212 | Office visit, established patient, 10-19 min | $46.78 | 0.82x | 579 | Benchmark |
| 99213 | Office visit, established patient, 20-29 min | $80.00 | 0.87x | 656 | Benchmark |
| 99214 | Office visit, established patient, 30-39 min | $115.00 | 0.87x | 696 | Benchmark |
| 99215 | Office visit, established patient, 40-54 min | $155.34 | 0.83x | 632 | Benchmark |
Medians across the full verified distribution of practice-level contracted rates in this CBSA (35380). Floor: 11 verified rate points per code, non-degenerate spread. Denominator: CMS PFS CY2026 national non-facility. Methodology v1.0.
Documented reimbursement figures are modeled, not guaranteed. Derived from federally mandated Transparency in Coverage data (45 CFR 147.212). No PHI.
The market around it.
New Orleans-Metairie prints above its state cell (Louisiana at 94.5) and below the national standard of 100.
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Source: Reddenda Commercial Rate Atlas, New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Reddenda. https://reddenda.health/atlas/la/new-orleans-metairie-35380/
Derivation federally mandated TiC MRFs, verified to provider identityCBSA 35380 · metro grainas of 2026-07-15 · methodology v1.0