79/100
#381 nationally
Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics
2390 West Congress, Lafayette, LA 70506 · (337) 261-6000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics billed $2.37 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
- 2.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 17
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in LA
- #7
- 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 89% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 76% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 62% 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 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
52 | $2,599 | $568 | -17% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
51 | $11,163 | $2,276 | -43% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $14,900 | $2,669 | -41% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
42 | $60,135 | $28,353 | -8% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $9,169 | $1,881 | -22% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $4,445 | $1,348 | -56% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $33,454 | $16,071 | -23% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $19,177 | $13,890 | -42% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
16 | $10,482 | $2,650 | -45% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $7,825 | $2,362 | -56% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$75,214 | $28,845 | +23% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$60,135 | $28,353 | -8% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$39,260 | $20,224 | -16% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,599 | $568 | -17% |
|
Diabetes (with complications)
MS-DRG 638 · Inpatient stay |
$28,580 | $13,712 | -17% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,169 | $1,881 | -22% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$33,454 | $16,071 | -23% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$22,639 | $14,202 | -24% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$14,798 | $13,604 | -60% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,445 | $1,348 | -56% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,825 | $2,362 | -56% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,482 | $2,650 | -45% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,319 | $1,411 | -45% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,163 | $2,276 | -43% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$19,177 | $13,890 | -42% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,900 | $2,669 | -41% |
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.