Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital: charges and Medicare payments

Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital reported 2,723 Medicare inpatient stays across 92 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 8.52 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in New Jersey, number 14 of 60 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 6.25×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 256 stays at an average charge of $137,199, 52% above the national average. It also billed 2,232 outpatient services, charging 11.29 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 2,723
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 8.52×
3Rank in NJ (highest ratio = 1) 14 of 60
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 92 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital charged more than the national average in 89 (97%). 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	256	$137,199	+52%	$19,040
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	130	$99,221	+76%	$13,148
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC	126	$282,958	+81%	$30,548
267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	101	$463,019	+109%	$46,099
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	70	$175,617	+76%	$20,083
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	69	$112,018	+101%	$11,674
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	58	$135,123	+78%	$16,637
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	54	$76,641	+49%	$11,913
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	52	$110,273	+85%	$13,614
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	49	$107,498	+87%	$12,687
252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC	49	$182,661	+7%	$31,722
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	49	$145,262	+27%	$17,693
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	48	$194,698	+73%	$21,527
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	46	$83,143	+70%	$10,896
321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	44	$213,658	+31%	$27,094
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	44	$372,714	+63%	$44,720
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	43	$155,735	+112%	$16,975
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	41	$141,372	+100%	$16,721
281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC	38	$72,984	+45%	$9,672
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	37	$98,772	+64%	$13,250
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	35	$72,972	+93%	$8,777
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	32	$86,437	+139%	$8,148
243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC	30	$192,300	+73%	$21,381
683 Renal Failure with CC	30	$67,644	+66%	$9,791
023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns...	29	$437,616	+56%	$50,425
190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC	29	$80,940	+60%	$11,925
025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC	28	$355,134	+53%	$39,940
236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC	28	$442,065	+110%	$43,405
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	28	$74,677	+102%	$8,419
682 Renal Failure with MCC	27	$149,097	+126%	$17,897
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	26	$76,089	+89%	$9,150
699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC	26	$170,626	+259%	$16,779
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	25	$103,867	+114%	$10,384
603 Cellulitis without MCC	24	$76,235	+104%	$9,583
235 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with MCC	22	$517,326	+77%	$62,572
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	22	$122,700	+117%	$12,303
003 ECMO or Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal...	21	$1,337,947	+27%	$175,375
083 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with CC	21	$66,823	-9%	$13,831
208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96...	21	$187,108	+38%	$24,776
870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours	21	$495,925	+53%	$65,679
432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC	20	$232,445	+143%	$19,866
445 Disorders of The Biliary Tract with CC	20	$116,592	+100%	$11,684
092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC	19	$101,175	+96%	$11,758
269 Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures except Pulsation Balloon...	19	$374,922	+95%	$37,412
314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC	19	$122,481	+29%	$29,123
811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC	19	$169,825	+149%	$17,254
054 Nervous System Neoplasms with MCC	18	$70,261	-9%	$12,800
101 Seizures without MCC	18	$101,988	+109%	$10,006
266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	18	$661,227	+132%	$65,435
442 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic...	18	$103,947	+118%	$10,458
444 Disorders of The Biliary Tract with MCC	18	$125,137	+50%	$17,222
637 Diabetes with MCC	18	$160,962	+142%	$16,804
100 Seizures with MCC	17	$142,428	+51%	$18,615
253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC	17	$205,438	+56%	$28,417
435 Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with MCC	17	$159,274	+69%	$21,244
650 Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with MCC	17	$700,762	+67%	$47,711
652 Kidney Transplant	17	$525,721	+56%	$31,144
812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC	17	$77,073	+74%	$10,034
175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale	16	$107,074	+64%	$14,158
194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC	16	$72,131	+88%	$8,851

Showing the 60 most frequent of 92 DRGs.

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	349	$35,114	$3,403
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures	301	$227,612	$24,532
Comprehensive Observation Services	258	$42,657	$2,796
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	216	$66,208	$5,732
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	186	$23,253	$1,968
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	132	$107,256	$11,353
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	111	$111,516	$11,082
Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures	74	$328,474	$33,920
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	62	$39,566	$3,337
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	51	$43,833	$5,332
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	49	$22,429	$1,697
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures	47	$34,781	$4,009
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures	45	$52,372	$5,984
Level 2 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	45	$79,173	$8,891
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	43	$188,959	$20,349
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures	38	$149,621	$17,904
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	34	$33,726	$3,564
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	30	$71,883	$6,041
Complex GI Procedures	28	$55,172	$5,967
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	28	$132,490	$10,765
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures	24	$30,261	$2,939
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	22	$52,953	$3,491
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	20	$25,191	$2,132
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	13	$66,593	$7,490
Level 2 Electrophysiologic Procedures	13	$93,041	$7,818

Against the New Jersey average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital charged $137,199 on average, 4% more than the New Jersey average of $131,698, and was paid $19,040 against a state average of $19,296. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital charged $99,221 on average, 2% more than the New Jersey average of $97,469, and was paid $13,148 against a state average of $12,811. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital charged $282,958 on average, 52% more than the New Jersey average of $186,120, and was paid $30,548 against a state average of $32,070. For Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without MCC (DRG 267), Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital charged $463,019 on average, 76% more than the New Jersey average of $262,746, and was paid $46,099 against a state average of $48,040. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $35,114 was 18% above the state average of $29,645. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $227,612 was 45% above the state average of $156,740. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $42,657 was 24% above the state average of $34,388. For Level 4 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5184), its average charge of $66,208 was 44% above the state average of $46,050.

Price-transparency record

No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.

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.