Louisiana / West Jefferson Medical Center
CMS certification 190039 · Marrero, LA · 5 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
West Jefferson Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
West Jefferson Medical Center reported 592 Medicare inpatient stays across 28 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.72 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Louisiana, number 12 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: 76 stays at an average charge of $68,444, 24% below the national average. It also billed 948 outpatient services, charging 9.64 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 592
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.72×
- 3Rank in LA (highest ratio = 1) 12 of 46
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 5
Inpatient stays
For the 28 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, West Jefferson Medical Center charged more than the national average in 7 (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 | 76 | $68,444 | -24% | $14,154 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 73 | $47,570 | -16% | $9,594 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 32 | $33,036 | -13% | $6,529 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 25 | $40,141 | -18% | $8,485 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 24 | $37,726 | -26% | $8,852 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 23 | $68,715 | +23% | $8,000 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 23 | $36,112 | -11% | $6,763 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 21 | $63,871 | -10% | $11,650 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 21 | $71,026 | +23% | $11,589 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $28,549 | -23% | $6,250 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 21 | $46,637 | -36% | $10,795 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 19 | $28,338 | -29% | $6,420 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 16 | $157,318 | +58% | $16,802 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 16 | $50,074 | -12% | $9,494 |
| 304 Hypertension with MCC | 15 | $50,381 | -12% | $10,534 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $48,806 | -19% | $9,586 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 15 | $59,593 | -10% | $10,138 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 14 | $112,156 | -17% | $20,627 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 14 | $35,281 | -27% | $8,071 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 13 | $48,359 | -1% | $7,399 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 13 | $31,077 | -25% | $6,750 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 12 | $314,400 | +36% | $31,500 |
| 026 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with CC | 12 | $154,038 | -7% | $29,657 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 12 | $37,710 | -25% | $8,559 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 12 | $111,195 | +10% | $14,548 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 12 | $194,293 | -15% | $36,768 |
| 027 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without... | 11 | $141,698 | +1% | $18,894 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 11 | $40,468 | +12% | $6,357 |
Outpatient services
Against the Louisiana average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), West Jefferson Medical Center charged $68,444 on average, 1% more than the Louisiana average of $68,087, and was paid $14,154 against a state average of $14,397. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), West Jefferson Medical Center charged $47,570 on average, 15% more than the Louisiana average of $41,326, and was paid $9,594 against a state average of $9,753. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), West Jefferson Medical Center charged $33,036 on average, 21% more than the Louisiana average of $27,275, and was paid $6,529 against a state average of $6,347. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), West Jefferson Medical Center charged $40,141 on average, 7% more than the Louisiana average of $37,671, and was paid $8,485 against a state average of $8,100. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $16,811 was 4% above the state average of $16,215. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $10,804 was 9% above the state average of $9,908. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $14,519 was 21% above the state average of $11,957. For Level 2 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5192), its average charge of $25,698 was 31% below the state average of $37,357.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, LA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- CAP Request — 2024-09-27 (CMS case 2734)
- Closure Notice — 2025-01-21 (CMS case 2734)
- Warning Notice — 2026-03-20 (CMS case 7320)
- CAP Request — 2026-06-26 (CMS case 7320)
- Closure Notice — 2026-07-29 (CMS case 7320)
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.