East Jefferson General Hospital
East Jefferson General Hospital in Metairie, Louisiana charges 10.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 97 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit facility.
Metairie, LA 70006 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
10.34x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
46.01x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
97
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
16.5%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $958,602 | $479,301 | — | 46x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $997,901 | $498,950 | — | 29.6x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $219,594 | $109,797 | — | 28.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $195,121 | $97,560 | — | 20.8x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $135,511 | $67,755 | — | 18.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $67,695 | $33,848 | — | 16.3x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $176,205 | $88,103 | — | 16.2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $311,518 | $155,759 | — | 16x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $97,112 | $48,556 | — | 14.8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $178,955 | $89,478 | — | 14.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $43,619 | $21,810 | — | 14.5x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $551,203 | $275,601 | — | 14.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $268,860 | $134,430 | — | 13.9x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $225,008 | $112,504 | — | 13.6x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $80,354 | $40,177 | — | 13.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $92,469 | $46,234 | — | 13.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $80,774 | $40,387 | — | 12.6x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $81,902 | $40,951 | — | 12.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $84,511 | $42,255 | — | 12.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $110,925 | $55,463 | — | 12.3x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $197,070 | $98,535 | — | 11.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $132,155 | $66,077 | — | 11.4x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $156,314 | $78,157 | — | 11.2x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $57,150 | $28,575 | — | 11.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $302,874 | $151,437 | — | 11.2x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $285,492 | $142,746 | — | 10.9x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $72,339 | $36,170 | — | 10.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $60,236 | $30,118 | — | 10.5x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $105,712 | $52,856 | — | 10.4x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $403,337 | $201,668 | — | 10.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $137,303 | $68,652 | — | 10.3x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $207,058 | $103,529 | — | 10.3x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $307,104 | $153,552 | — | 10.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $41,285 | $20,643 | — | 10.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC | 024 | $265,436 | $132,718 | — | 10.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $57,621 | $28,811 | — | 10.1x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $113,001 | $56,500 | — | 9.8x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $243,987 | $121,994 | — | 9.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $227,865 | $113,932 | — | 9.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $146,619 | $73,309 | — | 9.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $131,923 | $65,962 | — | 9.6x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $64,616 | $32,308 | — | 9.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $47,922 | $23,961 | — | 9.5x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $54,369 | $27,184 | — | 9.5x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $243,272 | $121,636 | — | 9.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $55,617 | $27,809 | — | 9.4x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $55,318 | $27,659 | — | 9.4x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $42,414 | $21,207 | — | 9.3x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $73,545 | $36,772 | — | 9.3x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $57,425 | $28,713 | — | 9.2x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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