University Medical Center New Orleans

2000 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112 · (504) 702-3000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

−$71.6Mnet income, all sources

−17.0%margin on patient care alone

$72.2Mcost of charity care (11.4% of costs)

$21.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

326beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Heart failure, with major complications 291	53	$72,058	$21,168
Sepsis, with major complications 871	50	$94,593	$29,375
Stroke, with major complications 064	27	$155,199	$33,503
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	20	$55,012	$16,256
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	20	$61,644	$21,739
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	16	$119,870	$29,814
Heart attack, with major complications 280	14	$92,170	$24,473
Urinary tract infection 690	14	$40,775	$16,146
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	14	$404,145	$118,479
Ecmo or Tracheostomy with Mv >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Nec 003	13	$836,220	$221,516
Seizures 101	13	$40,763	$17,014
COPD, with major complications 190	13	$91,895	$16,316
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	13	$92,473	$27,025
Lung infection, with major complications 177	12	$78,815	$25,524

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".