Louisiana / Ochsner Medical Center
CMS certification 190036 · New Orleans, LA · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Ochsner Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Ochsner Medical Center reported 4,630 Medicare inpatient stays across 134 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.5 times what it was paid — mid-range in Louisiana, number 21 of 46 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.2×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 399 stays at an average charge of $67,080, 26% below the national average. It also billed 7,991 outpatient services, charging 9.59 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 4,630
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.5×
- 3Rank in LA (highest ratio = 1) 21 of 46
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 134 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Ochsner Medical Center charged more than the national average in 34 (25%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 399 | $67,080 | -26% | $17,956 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 328 | $42,811 | -24% | $12,212 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 119 | $57,387 | 0% | $12,562 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 100 | $28,962 | -23% | $7,365 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 86 | $49,213 | -30% | $13,926 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 84 | $29,938 | -26% | $8,742 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 81 | $33,292 | -31% | $8,921 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 79 | $55,253 | -8% | $12,716 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 77 | $41,345 | -31% | $12,506 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 75 | $41,389 | -16% | $10,199 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 72 | $46,421 | -2% | $10,109 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 69 | $92,434 | -7% | $20,574 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 67 | $182,364 | -20% | $43,902 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 63 | $56,981 | -22% | $15,851 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 62 | $27,103 | -33% | $7,543 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 62 | $26,427 | -29% | $7,586 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 62 | $32,117 | -28% | $8,961 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 60 | $56,688 | -25% | $14,760 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 59 | $131,776 | +31% | $17,884 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 58 | $42,237 | -24% | $9,158 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 58 | $50,522 | -23% | $13,203 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 57 | $167,760 | +41% | $26,421 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 51 | $40,396 | -21% | $10,793 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 50 | $26,135 | -28% | $7,327 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 50 | $26,181 | -30% | $8,284 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 48 | $133,793 | -40% | $37,077 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 48 | $45,278 | -20% | $11,726 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 45 | $42,567 | -13% | $9,127 |
| 442 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic... | 45 | $49,792 | +5% | $9,817 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 42 | $77,236 | -51% | $24,346 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 40 | $31,848 | -17% | $8,036 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 40 | $62,363 | -27% | $14,680 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 38 | $131,199 | +28% | $17,921 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 37 | $107,369 | -4% | $22,547 |
| 304 Hypertension with MCC | 37 | $37,649 | -34% | $10,682 |
| 847 Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis... | 37 | $77,049 | +14% | $15,624 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 35 | $32,585 | -28% | $8,971 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 34 | $256,636 | +11% | $45,150 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 34 | $63,970 | -33% | $19,990 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 33 | $102,514 | -40% | $28,360 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 33 | $39,984 | -34% | $11,563 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 32 | $37,542 | -26% | $9,908 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 32 | $27,358 | -30% | $7,779 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 31 | $181,729 | -35% | $43,924 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 30 | $110,390 | -19% | $25,172 |
| 441 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic... | 30 | $75,459 | -12% | $16,758 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 29 | $35,896 | -24% | $9,164 |
| 445 Disorders of The Biliary Tract with CC | 29 | $42,073 | -28% | $9,978 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 29 | $28,438 | -32% | $8,881 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 28 | $38,984 | -23% | $8,038 |
| 432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC | 28 | $109,160 | +14% | $23,837 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 27 | $17,376 | -40% | $5,453 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 27 | $35,698 | -22% | $8,756 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 27 | $265,980 | +24% | $56,300 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 27 | $51,410 | -33% | $14,323 |
| 652 Kidney Transplant | 27 | $235,892 | -30% | $26,989 |
| 220 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures... | 26 | $306,907 | +11% | $59,588 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 26 | $114,999 | 0% | $17,134 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 25 | $28,088 | -43% | $8,419 |
| 315 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with CC | 24 | $53,688 | +12% | $10,353 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 134 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Louisiana average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Ochsner Medical Center charged $67,080 on average, 1% less than the Louisiana average of $68,087, and was paid $17,956 against a state average of $14,397. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Ochsner Medical Center charged $42,811 on average, 4% more than the Louisiana average of $41,326, and was paid $12,212 against a state average of $9,753. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Ochsner Medical Center charged $57,387 on average, 26% more than the Louisiana average of $45,592, and was paid $12,562 against a state average of $9,803. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Ochsner Medical Center charged $28,962 on average, 6% more than the Louisiana average of $27,275, and was paid $7,365 against a state average of $6,347. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $3,680 was 16% above the state average of $3,170. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $12,334 was 24% below the state average of $16,215. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $18,404 was 31% above the state average of $14,054. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $7,676 was 23% below the state average of $9,908.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, LA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-03-12 (CMS case 3263)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.