Medical costs in New Orleans, LA
5 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By David Park , Healthcare Cost Researcher · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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5 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
5
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
0.98x
Top procedures by average charge in NEW ORLEANS
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECDRG 003 | 2 | $609,014 | 0.61x | 3.6x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONDRG 219 | 1 | $466,179 | 1.23x | 4.9x |
| LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH MCC OR INTESTINAL TRANSPLANTDRG 005 | 1 | $360,451 | 0.45x | 5.2x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 3 | $357,339 | 1.76x | 11.6x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONDRG 220 | 1 | $313,402 | 1.24x | 5.7x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCCDRG 650 | 1 | $293,383 | 0.74x | 8.1x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCCDRG 236 | 1 | $279,983 | 1.42x | 6.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 274 | 3 | $177,765 | 1.23x | 6.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 2 | $93,091 | 1.06x | 6.9x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 189 | 2 | $80,805 | 1.49x | 10.8x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 2 | $79,921 | 1.28x | 6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 4 | $79,678 | 1.06x | 5.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 2 | $76,281 | 1.08x | 6.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 3 | $63,192 | 1.16x | 7.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 2 | $60,928 | 1.12x | 7.8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCCDRG 689 | 2 | $60,120 | 1.27x | 8.4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 698 | 2 | $58,364 | 0.88x | 5.4x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCCDRG 190 | 2 | $57,393 | 1.21x | 8.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 3 | $56,876 | 1.08x | 7.6x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 811 | 2 | $55,251 | 0.86x | 6.2x |
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.