39/100
#1,621 nationally
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
1214 Coolidge Avenue, Lafayette, LA 70503 · (337) 289-7991
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center billed $5.99 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
- 6.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 172
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in LA
- #37
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 33% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 54% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 54% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
470 | $12,439 | $1,918 | +6% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
341 | $22,554 | $2,664 | -11% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
328 | $68,587 | $13,071 | +5% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
222 | $12,773 | $2,253 | -34% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
210 | $7,344 | $1,344 | -27% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
179 | $92,543 | $9,100 | +37% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
178 | $76,124 | $10,826 | +22% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
175 | $20,704 | $2,626 | +8% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
159 | $42,121 | $10,309 | -31% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
151 | $38,142 | $8,349 | -12% |
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 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,851 | $4,752 | +53% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$142,153 | $16,167 | +49% |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay |
$176,993 | $21,519 | +48% |
|
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5222 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$54,101 | $7,063 | +43% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,235 | $3,184 | +43% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$135,995 | $13,533 | +42% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$51,014 | $4,569 | +41% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$92,543 | $9,100 | +37% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 7 Radiation Therapy
APC 5627 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,769 | $6,474 | -87% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 087 · Inpatient stay |
$21,685 | $6,229 | -61% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$12,486 | $3,969 | -50% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,179 | $2,339 | -48% |
|
Headaches without Major Complications
MS-DRG 103 · Inpatient stay |
$24,438 | $5,794 | -47% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 082 · Inpatient stay |
$51,904 | $15,174 | -46% |
|
Respiratory Neoplasms with Major Complications
MS-DRG 180 · Inpatient stay |
$39,830 | $11,122 | -46% |
|
Heart Attack (with complications)
MS-DRG 281 · Inpatient stay |
$24,181 | $6,524 | -45% |
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.