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Acute Care Hospital

Avala

Covington, Louisiana · St. Tammany Parish

Summary

Avala is an acute care hospital in Covington, Louisiana. Medicare data does not list emergency services. Its official website lists 52 services, specialties and programs. Medicare lists 109 affiliated clinicians. Source: CMS Hospital General Information, data updated 2026-07-22.

What is an acute care hospital?

A general hospital for short-term care: emergencies, surgery, illness and injury. Most patients stay a few days. More about hospital types

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Built from official Medicare (CMS) data and the hospital’s own website (checked 2026-10-30). Every service links to the page that lists it. Services change: call the hospital to confirm before you go.

In a medical emergency, call 911.

At a glance

Not listedEmergency services
Not ratedNot rated by CMSMedicare rating
21Beds (hospital website)
109Doctors and clinicians
52Services listed

Quick answers

Does Avala have an emergency room?
Medicare (CMS) data does not list emergency services at Avala. The closest hospitals that do: St Tammany Parish Hospital (4.6 mi), Slidell Memorial Hospital (20 mi) and North Oaks Medical Center (23 mi). In a medical emergency, call 911.
Where is Avala?
67252 Industry Lane, Covington, LA 70433, in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
What is the phone number of Avala?
(985) 809-9888, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
What is the Medicare star rating of Avala?
CMS does not show an overall star rating for this hospital. This is common, for example when a hospital reports too few quality measures or is not part of the rating program.

Specialties and care areas[4][7][8][12]

Conditions treated[5][7][8][12]

Treatments[5][8][9][12]

  • Physical therapy
  • Hand therapy
  • Robotic-assisted total hip replacement
  • Robotic-assisted total knee replacement
  • Robotic-assisted partial knee replacement
  • Robotic spine surgery
  • Minimally invasive spine surgery
  • Shoulder surgery
  • Foot and ankle surgery

Procedures[5][7]

Visiting and practical information

VisitingVisiting hours daily 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; check in with the concierge; after 6 p.m. and weekends use the door intercom[6]
Patient portalhttps://avala.com/patientportal/

Recognition[5][8][11][12][14][15]

  • DNV Advanced Orthopedic & Spine Center of Excellence (2023-2026)
  • DNV Advanced Spine Surgery Certification
  • DNV Advanced Hip & Knee Replacement Certification
  • DNV Advanced Shoulder Surgery Certification
  • DNV Advanced Foot & Ankle Surgery Certification
  • DNV Healthcare accreditation (NIAHO)
  • ACR accreditation for mammography

Doctors and clinicians (109)

109 doctors and other clinicians list Avala as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.

Main specialties

Doctors with a page on this site (109)

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Nearest emergency rooms

Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).

Other hospitals nearby

Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby

Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.

Nursing homes

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Home health agencies

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Dialysis facilities

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Outpatient surgery centers nearby

Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.

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Community care nearby

Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.

Community health centers

Clinics and urgent care

Pharmacies

About the Medicare star rating

CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →

Medicare quality data

What Avala reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.

What patients said (patient survey)

What this means: Patients who stayed overnight answered a national survey (HCAHPS) about their stay. More stars mean patients reported a better experience than at other hospitals. The percentages show how often patients gave the best answer, next to the national average.

Summary star rating (all survey topics) 5 of 5 stars
Overall rating of the hospital5 of 5 stars
Would recommend the hospital5 of 5 stars
Nurses communicated well5 of 5 stars
Doctors communicated well4 of 5 stars
Staff explained medicines5 of 5 stars
Information about recovery at home5 of 5 stars
Room and bathroom kept clean4 of 5 stars
Quiet at night5 of 5 stars
Rated the hospital 9 or 10 out of 1089%National average: 72%
Would definitely recommend the hospital89%National average: 71%
Nurses “always” communicated well91%National average: 80%
Doctors “always” communicated well88%National average: 80%
Staff “always” explained medicines before giving them79%National average: 62%
Were given information about recovery at home91%National average: 86%
Room and bathroom “always” clean81%National average: 74%
Area around the room “always” quiet at night82%National average: 60%
Completed surveys354Response rate: 43%

Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; patients discharged October 2024 to September 2025.

Infections caught in the hospital

What this means: CMS compares the number of infections patients caught in this hospital with the number expected for a hospital like it. The number shown is that ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than expected, above 1 means more. “Better” or “worse” is shown only when the difference is clear in the data.

Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Not reported to Medicare
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Not reported to Medicare
Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNot reported to Medicare
Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNot reported to Medicare
MRSA bloodstream infectionsNot reported to Medicare
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infectionsNot reported to Medicare

Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026.

Complications and deaths

What this means: Death rates are the share of patients who died within 30 days of going into the hospital for that condition, adjusted for how sick they were. PSI-90 combines several serious complications (a lower number is better). “No different from the national rate” is the most common result and means the hospital is in line with hospitals nationwide.

Deaths within 30 days: heart attack patientsNot reported to Medicare
Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patientsNot reported to Medicare
Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patientsNot reported to Medicare
Deaths within 30 days: COPD patientsNot reported to Medicare
Deaths within 30 days: stroke patientsNot reported to Medicare
Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG)Not reported to Medicare
Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90)0.91No different from the national rate
Complications after hip or knee replacement3.8%

Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2022 to June 2024.

Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)

What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.

Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients)Not reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: heart attackNot reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: heart failureNot reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: pneumoniaNot reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: COPDNot reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgeryNot reported to Medicare
Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement6.1%

Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026; data from July 2023 to June 2025.

Emergency room times and sepsis care

What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b)Not reported to Medicare
Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22)Not reported to Medicare
Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1)Not reported to Medicare

Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026.

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ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby

How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.

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Prices

Every US hospital must publish its standard charges in a file that follows a federal (CMS) format. Below are 29 common services exactly as Avala lists them in its file. This is not a quote: what you pay depends on your insurance and plan, the doctors involved and the care you actually receive. Prices change: ask the hospital for an estimate before you schedule care (if you are uninsured or paying yourself, you have the right to a written “good faith estimate”). In a medical emergency, call 911.

What the prices mean
Hospital charge
The hospital’s list price (“gross charge”) before any discount or insurance. Few people pay this amount.
Cash price
The price the hospital offers if you pay yourself, without insurance (“discounted cash price”).
Insurance rates
The lowest and highest amounts the hospital has agreed with any insurance plan for the service (“de-identified minimum and maximum”), and some of the rates it lists by insurer and plan. Your share depends on your deductible, copay and coinsurance.
Hospital and doctor fees
A service can have a hospital (facility) fee and a separate doctor (professional) fee; the total for your care can include both, plus other services.

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Lab tests

ServiceHospital chargeCash priceInsurance rates (lowest – highest)
Basic metabolic panel (blood test) CPT 80048 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: Basic Metabolic Panel $338 $169 $7.61 – $253.50
Basic metabolic panel (blood test): 10 of 15 insurance plan rates
  • Aetna — AETNA: $67.60
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $8.34
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $9.17
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $82.47
  • Humana — HUMANA: $117.11
  • Medicaid — UHC LA MEDICAID: $53.74
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $8.46
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $67.60
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $8.46
  • Medicare Advantage — HEALTHY BLUE DUAL ADVANTAGE: $8.46
Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) CPT 80053 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: Comp. Metabolic Panel $204 $102 $10.56 – $40.80
Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test): rates for 6 insurance plans
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $11.45
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $10.56
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $40.80
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $10.56
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $10.56
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $10.56
Cholesterol panel (lipid panel) CPT 80061 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: Lipid Panel LC $338 $33.48 $14.52
Cholesterol panel (lipid panel): rates for 1 insurance plan
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $14.52
Kidney function panel CPT 80069 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: Renal Panel $378 $21.70 $9.41
Kidney function panel: rates for 1 insurance plan
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $9.41
Liver function panel CPT 80076 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: Hepatic Function Panel $366 $20.43 $8.86
Liver function panel: rates for 1 insurance plan
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $8.86
Urine test (automated, without microscope) CPT 81003 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: URINALYSIS $71 $35.50 $2.03 – $53.25
Urine test (automated, without microscope): 10 of 13 insurance plan rates
  • Aetna — AETNA: $14.20
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $2.22
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $2.44
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $17.32
  • Humana — HUMANA: $24.60
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $2.25
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $14.20
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $2.25
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $2.25
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $2.25
PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood test CPT 84153 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: ProstateSpecific Ag LC $92 $45.98 $19.94
PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood test: rates for 1 insurance plan
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $19.94
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test CPT 84443 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: TSH LC $149 $42 $18.22
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test: rates for 1 insurance plan
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $18.22
Complete blood count (CBC) with differential CPT 85025 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: CBC with Differential/Platelet LC $213 $106.50 $6.25 – $159.75
Complete blood count (CBC) with differential: 10 of 14 insurance plan rates
  • Aetna — AETNA: $42.60
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $6.25
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $6.88
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $51.97
  • Humana — HUMANA: $73.80
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $7.77
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $42.60
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $7.77
  • Medicare Advantage — HEALTHY BLUE DUAL ADVANTAGE: $7.77
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $7.77
Complete blood count (CBC), automated CPT 85027 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: CBC NO DIFF REF $142 $71 $6.38 – $28.40
Complete blood count (CBC), automated: rates for 6 insurance plans
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $6.38
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $7.02
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $6.47
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $28.40
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $6.47
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $6.47
Blood clotting time test (prothrombin time, PT) CPT 85610 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: PT INR FMC $180 $90 $3.86 – $135
Blood clotting time test (prothrombin time, PT): 10 of 13 insurance plan rates
  • Aetna — AETNA: $36
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $4.23
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $4.65
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $43.92
  • Humana — HUMANA: $62.37
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $4.29
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $36
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $4.29
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $4.29
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $4.29
Blood clotting test (partial thromboplastin time, PTT) CPT 85730 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: Thromboplastin time, partial (PTT) $189 $94.50 $5.41 – $141.75
Blood clotting test (partial thromboplastin time, PTT): 10 of 12 insurance plan rates
  • Aetna — AETNA: $37.80
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $5.93
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $6.52
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $46.12
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $6.01
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $37.80
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $6.01
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $6.01
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $6.01
  • United Healthcare — UMR: $5.41

Imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, mammogram)

ServiceHospital chargeCash priceInsurance rates (lowest – highest)
CT scan of the head or brain, without contrast CPT 70450 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: CT HEAD W/O CONTRAST $667 $375 $106.81 – $650
CT scan of the head or brain, without contrast: rates for 9 insurance plans
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $121.55
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $650
  • Humana — HUMANA: $151.67
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $106.81
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $106.81
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $106.81
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $106.81
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $106.81
  • United Healthcare — UNITED HEALTHCARE: $594
MRI of the brain, before and after contrast CPT 70553 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: MRI Brain + IAC w/ + w/o Contrast $2,183 $750 $356.43 – $891.08
MRI of the brain, before and after contrast: rates for 10 insurance plans
  • Aetna — AETNA: $1,035.30
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $414.12
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $800
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $356.43
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $356.43
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $356.43
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $356.43
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $356.43
  • United Healthcare — UMR: $594
  • United Healthcare — UNITED HEALTHCARE: $594
Chest X-ray, 2 views CPT 71046 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: XRAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS $328 $150 $78.70 – $246
Chest X-ray, 2 views: 10 of 13 insurance plan rates
  • Aetna — AETNA: $196.75
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $78.70
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $86.55
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $80.03
  • Humana — HUMANA: $126.25
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $88.91
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $88.91
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $88.91
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $88.91
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $88.91
X-ray of the lower spine, at least 4 views CPT 72110 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: XRAY EXAM L2 SPINE 4/>VWS $541 $175 $106.81 – $405.75
X-ray of the lower spine, at least 4 views: 10 of 12 insurance plan rates
  • Aetna — AETNA: $267.03
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $110.52
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $121.55
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $132
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $106.81
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $106.81
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $106.81
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $106.81
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $106.81
  • United Healthcare — UMR: $111
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine), without contrast CPT 72148 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: MRI LUMBAR SPINE W/O CONTRAST $1,325 $525 $210.68 – $993.75
MRI of the lower back (lumbar spine), without contrast: 10 of 15 insurance plan rates
  • Aetna — AETNA: $609.43
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $229.80
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $252.73
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $800
  • Humana — HUMANA: $346.15
  • Medicaid — UHC LA MEDICAID: $210.68
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $243.77
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $243.77
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $243.77
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $243.77
CT scan of the pelvis, with contrast CPT 72193 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: Radiologic examination, pelvis; complete, minimum of 3 views left $1,368 $175 $650
CT scan of the pelvis, with contrast: rates for 1 insurance plan
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $650
MRI of a leg joint (such as the knee), without contrast CPT 73721 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) · modifier LT In the file: MRI LLE JOINT W/O CONTRAST $1,384 $525 $229.80 – $1,038
MRI of a leg joint (such as the knee), without contrast: 10 of 12 insurance plan rates
  • Aetna — AETNA: $2,163.46
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $229.80
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $252.73
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $800
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $243.77
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $243.77
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $243.77
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $243.77
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $243.77
  • United Healthcare — UMR: $594
MRI of a leg joint (such as the knee), without contrast CPT 73721 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) · modifier RT In the file: MRI RLE JOINT W/O CONTRAST $1,384 $525 $229.80 – $1,038
MRI of a leg joint (such as the knee), without contrast: 10 of 12 insurance plan rates
  • Aetna — AETNA: $865.38
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $229.80
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $252.73
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $800
  • Humana — HUMANA: $346.15
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $243.77
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $243.77
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $243.77
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $243.77
  • United Healthcare — UMR: $594
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, with contrast CPT 74177 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: CT ABDOMEN PELVIS W CONTRAST $1,373 $425 $356.43 – $594
CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, with contrast: rates for 3 insurance plans
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $414.12
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $356.43
  • United Healthcare — UNITED HEALTHCARE: $594
Ultrasound of the abdomen, complete CPT 76700 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: US ABDOMEN COMPLETE $623 $200 $80 – $152.01
Ultrasound of the abdomen, complete: rates for 9 insurance plans
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $110.52
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $121.55
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $152.01
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $106.81
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $106.81
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $106.81
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $106.81
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $106.81
  • United Healthcare — UNITED HEALTHCARE: $80

Physical therapy and mental health

ServiceHospital chargeCash priceInsurance rates (lowest – highest)
Physical therapy evaluation (low complexity) CPT 97161 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: OP PT PT EVALUATION: LOW COMPLEXITY $489 $244.50 $68 – $366.75
Physical therapy evaluation (low complexity): 10 of 16 insurance plan rates
  • Aetna — AETNA: $97.80
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $81.85
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $90.01
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $125
  • Humana — HUMANA: $177.50
  • Medicaid — UHC LA MEDICAID: $77.75
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $92.41
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $97.80
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $92.41
  • Medicare Advantage — HEALTHY BLUE DUAL ADVANTAGE: $92.41
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) CPT 97162 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) In the file: OP PT PT EVALUATION: MODERATE COMPLEXITY $489 $244.50 $68 – $125
Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity): rates for 10 insurance plans
  • Aetna — AETNA: $97.80
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $81.85
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $90.01
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $125
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $92.41
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $97.80
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $92.41
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $92.41
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $92.41
  • United Healthcare — UNITED HEALTHCARE: $68

Procedures and surgery

ServiceHospital chargeCash priceInsurance rates (lowest – highest)
Knee arthroscopy: removal of torn cartilage (meniscus) CPT 29881 · Inpatient or outpatient In the file: Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral) including chondroplasty $17,405.42 $8,357.18 $2,699.40 – $3,820
Knee arthroscopy: removal of torn cartilage (meniscus): rates for 7 insurance plans
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $2,699.40
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $2,968.76
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $3,342.87
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $3,342.87
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $3,342.87
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH NETWORK UHC: $3,342.87
  • United Healthcare — UMR: $3,820
Spinal injection, lower back (epidural), with imaging guidance CPT 62323 · Inpatient or outpatient In the file: ESI lumbar or sacral with fluoroscopy $11,530.67 $1,802.93 $616.36 – $796
Spinal injection, lower back (epidural), with imaging guidance: rates for 9 insurance plans
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $616.36
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $677.87
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $721.17
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $721.17
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $721.17
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $721.17
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH NETWORK UHC: $721.17
  • United Healthcare — UMR: $796
  • United Healthcare — UNITED HEALTHCARE: $796
Nerve root injection, lower back, with imaging guidance CPT 64483 · Inpatient or outpatient In the file: Injection Transforaminal Epidural single level $12,864.12 $2,259.08 $796 – $1,283.15
Nerve root injection, lower back, with imaging guidance: rates for 10 insurance plans
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross HMO: $800.76
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $880.67
  • Humana — HUMANA: $1,283.15
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $903.63
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $903.63
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $903.63
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $903.63
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH NETWORK UHC: $903.63
  • United Healthcare — UMR: $796
  • United Healthcare — UNITED HEALTHCARE: $796
Cataract removal with lens implant CPT 66984 · Outpatient (no overnight stay) · modifier RT, LT In the file: Cataract surgery with IOL $14,858.64 $5,894.53 $2,192.71 – $3,145
Cataract removal with lens implant: rates for 7 insurance plans
  • Blue Cross — Blue Cross PPO: $2,192.71
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $3,145
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $2,357.81
  • Medicare Advantage — BCBS Blue Advantage: $2,357.81
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $2,357.81
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $2,357.81
  • United Healthcare — UMR: $2,918

Hospital stays (whole stay, MS-DRG)

ServiceHospital chargeCash priceInsurance rates (lowest – highest)
Hip or knee replacement (major joint of the leg), without major complications MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient (hospital stay) In the file: 470-MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC $77,962 $31,020.50 $12,408.20 – $21,893.87
Hip or knee replacement (major joint of the leg), without major complications: rates for 4 insurance plans
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $21,893.87
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $12,408.20
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD: $12,408.20
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH NETWORK UHC: $12,408.20
Neck (cervical) spinal fusion, without complications MS-DRG 473 · Inpatient (hospital stay) In the file: 473-CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC $64,025.50 $39,260.93 $15,704.37 – $27,168.03
Neck (cervical) spinal fusion, without complications: 10 of 11 insurance plan rates
  • Aetna — AETNA: $27,168.03
  • Blue Cross — BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD HMO: $19,132.17
  • Blue Cross — BLUE CROSS PPO: $21,188.07
  • Cigna — CIGNA: $22,837.65
  • Medicare — MEDICARE: $15,704.37
  • Medicare Advantage — AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: $15,704.37
  • Medicare Advantage — BLUE ADV VANTAGE HEALTH: $15,704.37
  • Medicare Advantage — HUMANA GOLD: $15,704.37
  • Medicare Advantage — PEOPLES HEALTH NETWORK UHC: $15,704.37
  • United Healthcare — UMR: $17,585.93

Source: Avala’s standard charges file (avala.com, CSV, CMS template 3.0.0; it can be a very large file), last updated by the hospital on March 1, 2026; retrieved November 1, 2026. The hospital’s price transparency page →

Found through the hospital’s cms-hpt.txt file, as required by the federal hospital price transparency rule (CMS). We show a selection of common services; the file has every item and service.

Hospital information

Hospital typeAcute Care Hospital
Address67252 Industry Lane, Covington, LA 70433
ParishSt. Tammany Parish
StateLouisiana
Phone(985) 809‑9888
Emergency servicesNot listed
OwnershipPhysician
Medicare overall ratingNot rated by CMS
CMS Certification Number190267
Name in Medicare recordsAVALA
Profile levelMedicare data + hospital website
Official websiteavala.com
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Sources

  1. Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-29
  2. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
  3. U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder — map position used for distances

From the hospital’s website

Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-10-30.

  1. AVALA — avala.com
  2. Hospitals - AVALA — avala.com
  3. Visitors Guide - AVALA — avala.com
  4. General Surgery - AVALA — avala.com
  5. Orthopedic & Robotic Surgery - AVALA — avala.com
  6. Robotics - AVALA — avala.com
  7. INTRODUCING A NEW PATIENT PORTAL EXPERIENCE - AVALA — avala.com
  8. Spine & Robotic Surgery - AVALA — avala.com
  9. Accreditations | Avala — avala.com
  10. AVALA RECEIVES ADVANCED ORTHOPEDIC AND SPINE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION FROM DNV - AVALA — avala.com