66/100
#781 nationally
Womans Hospital
100 Woman's Way, Baton Rouge, LA 70817 · (225) 927-1300
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Womans Hospital billed $4.82 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
- 4.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 12
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in LA
- #16
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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.
Not published for this hospital — scored at 50% of the component rather than zero, because an absent figure is not a bad one.
Better than 70% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 74% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 84% 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 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
178 | $5,402 | $1,357 | -46% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
54 | $12,152 | $2,565 | -33% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
48 | $41,566 | $8,463 | -30% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
47 | $29,060 | $5,420 | -26% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $14,829 | $3,098 | -38% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
23 | $9,850 | $2,110 | -44% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
20 | $2,655 | $578 | -15% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $13,554 | $2,695 | -29% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $25,118 | $4,879 | -28% |
|
Level 4 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5094 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $62,474 | $14,872 | -35% |
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 5 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5415 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,345 | $4,206 | +11% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,655 | $578 | -15% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,428 | $6,049 | -26% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,060 | $5,420 | -26% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,118 | $4,879 | -28% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,554 | $2,695 | -29% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,566 | $8,463 | -30% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,152 | $2,565 | -33% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,402 | $1,357 | -46% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,850 | $2,110 | -44% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,829 | $3,098 | -38% |
|
Level 4 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5094 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$62,474 | $14,872 | -35% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,152 | $2,565 | -33% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,566 | $8,463 | -30% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,554 | $2,695 | -29% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,118 | $4,879 | -28% |
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.