Louisiana / Touro Infirmary
CMS certification 190046 · New Orleans, LA · 5 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Touro Infirmary: charges and Medicare payments
Touro Infirmary reported 382 Medicare inpatient stays across 21 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 7.02 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Louisiana, number 4 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: 51 stays at an average charge of $124,742, 38% above the national average. It also billed 1,401 outpatient services, charging 9.46 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 382
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 7.02×
- 3Rank in LA (highest ratio = 1) 4 of 46
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 5
Inpatient stays
For the 21 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Touro Infirmary charged more than the national average in 16 (76%). 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 | 51 | $124,742 | +38% | $14,045 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 34 | $79,513 | +5% | $12,979 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 33 | $74,343 | +32% | $10,466 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 29 | $201,822 | +29% | $24,382 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 19 | $103,076 | +2% | $15,595 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 18 | $43,574 | -2% | $7,312 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 17 | $83,666 | +39% | $11,623 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 16 | $166,471 | -21% | $31,059 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 15 | $120,231 | +7% | $15,725 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 14 | $95,599 | -7% | $17,314 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 14 | $45,441 | +20% | $5,552 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 13 | $82,470 | +43% | $9,859 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 13 | $66,261 | +11% | $10,825 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 13 | $102,153 | +55% | $11,558 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 13 | $50,792 | +25% | $7,419 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 12 | $69,438 | -19% | $13,356 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 12 | $49,796 | +28% | $6,561 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 12 | $154,096 | -33% | $30,281 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 12 | $61,809 | +26% | $8,191 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 11 | $44,249 | +19% | $6,317 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 11 | $57,690 | +12% | $9,320 |
Outpatient services
Against the Louisiana average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Touro Infirmary charged $124,742 on average, 83% more than the Louisiana average of $68,087, and was paid $14,045 against a state average of $14,397. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Touro Infirmary charged $79,513 on average, 53% more than the Louisiana average of $52,037, and was paid $12,979 against a state average of $11,840. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Touro Infirmary charged $74,343 on average, 80% more than the Louisiana average of $41,326, and was paid $10,466 against a state average of $9,753. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Touro Infirmary charged $201,822 on average, 56% more than the Louisiana average of $129,637, and was paid $24,382 against a state average of $23,539. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $20,944 was 29% above the state average of $16,215. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $66,893 was 5% above the state average of $63,573. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $171,456 was 18% above the state average of $145,356. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $8,940 was 10% below the state average of $9,908.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Touro Infirmary in New Orleans, LA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2021-05-18 (CMS case 95)
- CAP Request — 2021-10-27 (CMS case 95)
- Closure Notice — 2022-01-05 (CMS case 95)
- CAP Request — 2026-06-08 (CMS case 7931)
- Closure Notice — 2026-07-15 (CMS case 7931)
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.