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Louisiana's published schedules by category
Codes on the current schedule, the newest effective date, the median published rate as a percentage of national Medicare where a comparator exists, and one recognizable procedure's rate per category. Open a category for its common-procedure table.
| Category | Codes | Effective | Median % of Medicare | Example rate | PA required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician | 6,589 | 2026 | 86.7% | $72.72 Office visit, established patient, low complexity (20-29 min) (99213) | -- |
| Lab & Imaging | 1,899 | 2026 | 91.8% | $25.98 Chest X-ray, 2 views (71046) | -- |
| DME & Supplies | 1,450 | 2026 | 54.8% | $872.19 Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device (E0601) | -- |
| Drugs | 346 | 2026 | -- | -- | -- |
| Vision | 135 | 2026 | 52.3% | $117.44 Eye exam, new patient, comprehensive (92004) | -- |
| Behavioral Health | 34 | 2026 | 75.4% | $125.86 Psychotherapy, 60 minutes (90837) | -- |
| Hearing | 26 | 2026 | -- | $553.73 Hearing aid, digital, binaural, bte (V5261) | -- |
| Transport | 10 | 2026 | -- | $165.96 Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls) (A0428) | -- |
| State-Specific Services | 70 | 2026 | 75.6% | -- | -- |
| Dental | Louisiana's dental Medicaid rates live in the dental section, with their own per-state page. | ||||
Louisiana also publishes 3 anesthesia codes (2026), too few or too old to summarize here.
Published Medicaid fee-for-service schedule amounts, not a coverage or eligibility guarantee. Managed-care plan rates can differ. Where no prior-authorization flag is shown, the state does not publish one.
Where Louisiana publishes its fee schedules
- Publisher
- Louisiana Department of Health (LDH)
- Program
- Louisiana Medicaid
- Official source
- https://www.lamedicaid.com/provweb1/fee_schedules/
- Last checked
- Sep 7, 2026
ProviderSignal collects every category from the state's publication, standardizes the rows and labels each code in its own plain language. Rates are the published amounts; the state's page remains the legal source.
These are common-procedure samples. The complete Louisiana schedules, every category and every code, export as CSV on the Rates plan.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Louisiana publish a Medicaid fee schedule?
Yes. Louisiana publishes 10,559 Medicaid fee-for-service procedure rates across 9 service categories, effective through 2026, all collected and normalized here with plain-language procedure names. Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) publishes Louisiana's Medicaid fee schedules.
Who publishes Louisiana's Medicaid fee schedule?
Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) publishes Louisiana's Medicaid fee schedules. The state's own fee-schedule page is https://www.lamedicaid.com/provweb1/fee_schedules/. ProviderSignal collects every category from it, standardizes the rows and re-checks the source on a rolling cadence (last checked Sep 7, 2026).
What does Louisiana Medicaid pay for common services?
An established-patient office visit (99213) pays $72.72, a two-view chest X-ray (71046) $25.98 and a CPAP device (E0601) $872.19. Every figure is the state's published fee-for-service amount for the code's benchmark locality; managed-care plans can pay differently. The category pages list common procedures with plain-language names, and the complete all-codes schedules export as CSV on the Rates plan.
How do Louisiana's Medicaid rates compare with Medicare?
Pooled across categories with a national Medicare comparator, Louisiana's published rates run a median 85.7% of the Medicare amount, ranking 19 of 49 jurisdictions with a comparable basis.
What service categories does Louisiana publish?
Physician (6,589 codes), Lab & Imaging (1,899 codes), DME & Supplies (1,450 codes), Drugs (346 codes), Vision (135 codes), Behavioral Health (34 codes), Hearing (26 codes), Transport (10 codes), State-Specific Services (70 codes). Dental rates have their own section with per-state pages.
How current are these rates?
Rates come from Louisiana's currently published fee schedules, the newest effective 2026, and are re-collected on a rolling monthly cadence. This page updates automatically after each collection sweep.