Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER in Lafayette, Louisiana charges 6.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 121 analyzed procedures, reflecting the significant price variations found among nonprofit hospitals.
Lafayette, LA 70503 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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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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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.52x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.93x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
121
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 191 | $40,349 | $20,174 | — | 11.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $127,220 | $63,610 | — | 10.7x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 519 | $111,317 | $55,659 | — | 9.9x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $35,254 | $17,627 | — | 9.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $166,800 | $83,400 | — | 9.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $48,408 | $24,204 | — | 9.3x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $47,957 | $23,979 | — | 9.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $27,506 | $13,753 | — | 9.1x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $34,721 | $17,360 | — | 8.9x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $42,831 | $21,415 | — | 8.7x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $29,862 | $14,931 | — | 8.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $61,321 | $30,661 | — | 8.4x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $231,776 | $115,888 | — | 8.4x |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $77,020 | $38,510 | — | 8.2x |
| PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH CC OR PERIPHERAL NEUR | 041 | $108,334 | $54,167 | — | 8.2x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $45,365 | $22,683 | — | 8.2x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $35,337 | $17,669 | — | 8.2x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $113,914 | $56,957 | — | 8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $81,936 | $40,968 | — | 7.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $43,481 | $21,740 | — | 7.9x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $155,976 | $77,988 | — | 7.8x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $82,910 | $41,455 | — | 7.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $88,596 | $44,298 | — | 7.6x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 468 | $125,773 | $62,886 | — | 7.6x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $147,872 | $73,936 | — | 7.6x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $139,058 | $69,529 | — | 7.6x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $236,796 | $118,398 | — | 7.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $69,179 | $34,590 | — | 7.4x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $81,449 | $40,725 | — | 7.4x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $137,128 | $68,564 | — | 7.4x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $86,503 | $43,252 | — | 7.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $16,925 | $8,463 | — | 7.3x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $160,968 | $80,484 | — | 7.3x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $27,396 | $13,698 | — | 7.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $66,870 | $33,435 | — | 7.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $33,769 | $16,885 | — | 7.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $53,847 | $26,923 | — | 7.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $38,842 | $19,421 | — | 7.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, EXPIRED WITH MCC | 283 | $83,094 | $41,547 | — | 7.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $142,104 | $71,052 | — | 7.1x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $49,678 | $24,839 | — | 7x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $49,871 | $24,936 | — | 7x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $86,156 | $43,078 | — | 6.9x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $39,123 | $19,561 | — | 6.9x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $191,990 | $95,995 | — | 6.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 684 | $18,955 | $9,478 | — | 6.8x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $96,588 | $48,294 | — | 6.8x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $33,932 | $16,966 | — | 6.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $28,076 | $14,038 | — | 6.7x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $91,271 | $45,635 | — | 6.7x |
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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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