Medical costs in Covington, LA
2 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Priya Iyengar , Senior Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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2 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
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Hospitals in metro
2
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.81x
Top procedures by average charge in COVINGTON
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 267 | 1 | $317,548 | 1.47x | 8.2x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 454 | 1 | $228,376 | 0.91x | 6.4x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCCDRG 236 | 1 | $199,385 | 1.01x | 9.2x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 455 | 1 | $186,458 | 0.96x | 6.9x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CCDRG 467 | 1 | $154,034 | 1.07x | 7.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 274 | 1 | $152,688 | 1.06x | 7.7x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCCDRG 981 | 1 | $149,819 | 0.75x | 5x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 468 | 1 | $148,512 | 1.26x | 11.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 329 | 1 | $145,894 | 0.73x | 5.3x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 1 | $133,376 | 0.66x | 5.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 1 | $128,386 | 0.79x | 7x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCCDRG 242 | 1 | $127,703 | 0.84x | 7x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CCDRG 472 | 1 | $124,100 | 0.94x | 7.5x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 473 | 1 | $120,911 | 1.08x | 9.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 247 | 1 | $104,835 | 0.93x | 10.6x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCCDRG 470 | 2 | $87,801 | 1.00x | 8.6x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CCDRG 493 | 1 | $84,522 | 0.74x | 6x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 244 | 1 | $81,692 | 0.96x | 7.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 1 | $77,935 | 0.84x | 7x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 1 | $77,118 | 0.81x | 6.3x |
Hospitals in COVINGTON
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.