80/100
#351 nationally
Ochsner American Legion Hospital
1634 Elton Road, Jennings, LA 70546 · (337) 616-7000
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ochsner American Legion Hospital billed $2.79 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 2.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 20
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in LA
- #6
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 81% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 68% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 90% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 78% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
94 | $29,688 | $13,524 | -55% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $27,723 | $9,057 | -36% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
45 | $12,822 | $2,725 | -49% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
45 | $7,133 | $2,286 | -63% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $12,748 | $5,870 | -57% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $27,984 | $12,126 | -49% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $15,302 | $8,163 | -62% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $17,111 | $7,312 | -56% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $26,399 | $9,553 | -43% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $33,793 | $8,966 | -30% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,395 | $1,612 | -8% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$59,278 | $8,679 | -12% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$33,793 | $8,966 | -30% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$36,681 | $11,674 | -35% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$27,723 | $9,057 | -36% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$20,502 | $5,778 | -36% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,232 | $4,818 | -42% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$26,399 | $9,553 | -43% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$9,443 | $5,706 | -69% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$16,007 | $8,820 | -67% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,133 | $2,286 | -63% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$15,302 | $8,163 | -62% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$12,748 | $5,870 | -57% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$17,111 | $7,312 | -56% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$29,688 | $13,524 | -55% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)
MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay |
$19,518 | $6,937 | -53% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.