Ochsner Medical Center Acute
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER ACUTE in New Orleans, Louisiana charges 6.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 144 analyzed procedures, representing a significant markup for this nonprofit-private hospital.
New Orleans, LA 70121 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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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
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.06x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
14.01x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
144
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
2.8%
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 | $250,758 | $125,379 | — | 14x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $84,229 | $42,115 | — | 11.4x |
| O.R. PROCEDURES FOR OBESITY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 621 | $97,161 | $48,580 | — | 10.6x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $168,881 | $84,441 | — | 10.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $150,632 | $75,316 | — | 9.9x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITHOUT MCC | 651 | $279,706 | $139,853 | — | 9.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $115,218 | $57,609 | — | 9.2x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $147,589 | $73,795 | — | 9.1x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH MCC | 056 | $117,449 | $58,725 | — | 9.1x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $122,727 | $61,364 | — | 8.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $56,978 | $28,489 | — | 8.7x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $42,407 | $21,204 | — | 8.6x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $42,626 | $21,313 | — | 8.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $115,493 | $57,746 | — | 8.4x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $196,656 | $98,328 | — | 8.2x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $293,383 | $146,691 | — | 8.1x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $56,255 | $28,128 | — | 8.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $127,720 | $63,860 | — | 8.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $124,220 | $62,110 | — | 8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $138,699 | $69,350 | — | 7.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $178,885 | $89,443 | — | 7.9x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 328 | $134,509 | $67,254 | — | 7.8x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $143,184 | $71,592 | — | 7.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $163,033 | $81,517 | — | 7.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $29,805 | $14,903 | — | 7.5x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $46,732 | $23,366 | — | 7.4x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $147,015 | $73,507 | — | 7.4x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $176,786 | $88,393 | — | 7.2x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $64,824 | $32,412 | — | 7.2x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $30,322 | $15,161 | — | 7.1x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $47,350 | $23,675 | — | 7x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $174,423 | $87,211 | — | 7x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC | 012 | $197,826 | $98,913 | — | 7x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $51,098 | $25,549 | — | 7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $19,419 | $9,709 | — | 6.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $86,117 | $43,058 | — | 6.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $135,360 | $67,680 | — | 6.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $38,071 | $19,036 | — | 6.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $41,213 | $20,607 | — | 6.6x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $149,701 | $74,850 | — | 6.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $39,337 | $19,669 | — | 6.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC | 659 | $109,083 | $54,541 | — | 6.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $30,180 | $15,090 | — | 6.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $33,524 | $16,762 | — | 6.4x |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 327 | $194,622 | $97,311 | — | 6.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $41,350 | $20,675 | — | 6.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $30,168 | $15,084 | — | 6.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $30,827 | $15,413 | — | 6.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $60,109 | $30,055 | — | 6.4x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH CC | 841 | $72,112 | $36,056 | — | 6.4x |
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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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