Prices at 6 hospitals in New Orleans, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $76 — 53% below the US median ($161), roughly 9.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $26 | $55 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 16.2% |
| New Orleans East Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $75 | $81 | — | 137 min | 14.9% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $76 | — | — | — | 14.9% |
| Childrens Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $95 | $608 | — | — | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $127 | $85 | ★ 2/5 | 353 min | 15.5% |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated July 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $76 — about 9.1× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $283 list price could save about $207 (73%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in New Orleans
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Lavie, MD | Cardiology | New Orleans, LA | 4,128 |
| Eugene Kofman, M.D. | Cardiology | New Orleans, LA | 1,468 |
| Frank Wilklow, M.D. | Interventional Cardiology | New Orleans, LA | 1,437 |
| Michael Cash, M.D. | Cardiology | New Orleans, LA | 1,401 |
| Nichole Polin, MD | Cardiology | New Orleans, LA | 1,359 |
| Kevin Cartwright, MD | Cardiology | New Orleans, LA | 1,188 |
| George Yousef, MBBS | Interventional Cardiology | New Orleans, LA | 1,171 |
| Salima Qamruddin, MD | Cardiology | New Orleans, LA | 1,101 |
| Hamang Patel, MD | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | New Orleans, LA | 1,068 |
| Asif Anwar, M.D. | Cardiology | New Orleans, LA | 1,062 |
| Mark Effron, M.D. | Cardiology | New Orleans, LA | 986 |
| Thanh Nguyen, M.D. | Cardiology | New Orleans, LA | 859 |
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