Infection Needing Surgery (severe) cost in New Orleans, LA

MS-DRG 853 · 3 hospitals in New Orleans

Charges here run from $154,096 to $404,145 — a difference of $250,049 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Louisiana hospital charges $168,358.

Hospitals in New Orleans, cheapest first

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
D Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA	$154,096 8% below the state average	$30,281	12
D Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA	$182,364 8% above the state average	$43,902	67
D University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA	$404,145 140% above the state average	$118,479	14

These are the averages each hospital reported to Medicare, not a quote for you. Before treatment, ask each hospital for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.