New Orleans, Louisiana vs. Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Health Compare

Our Premium Cost of Living Calculator includes Health Indexes, Local Prices for Insurance Premiums, Common Surgery and Medical Procedures in Retirement and other must-know details. Click here to customize.

Health
  1.6% higher in Fitchburg, Massachusetts
than in New Orleans, Louisiana
   Insurance cost
New Orleans, LAFitchburg, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Insurance Premium73.765.8100  10.7%
   Procedure & surgery cost
New Orleans, LAFitchburg, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack94.6103.8100  9.7%
Heart Failure93.6106.1100  13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement94.2114.1100  21.1%
Pneumonia108.6102100  6.1%
   Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)
New Orleans, LAFitchburg, MAU.S. AvgDifference
Heart Attack Hospital$21,825$23,950$23,281  9.7%
Heart Failure Hospital$15,044$17,055$16,237  13.4%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital$20,861$25,254$22,499  21.1%
Pneumonia Hospital$18,259$17,151$17,007  6.1%
   Premium Increases (State Level)
New Orleans, LAFitchburg, MAU.S. AvgDifference
2014-20155.5%-2.6%3.1%  147.3%
2015-20168.6%-1.5%12.5%  117.4%
2016-201717.0%-2.7%57.9%  115.9%
2017-201814.8%26.4%19.0%  78.4%
2018-2019-4.2%5.1%-2.2%  221.4%
Since 201447.4%23.9%113.3%  49.6%
   Health Insurance Premiums
      State average
Cost of Taxes