US Health Care Costs

Peripheral, Cranial Nerve and Other Nervous System Procedures with Cc or Peripheral Neur in Louisiana

MS-DRG 041: Peripheral, cranial nerve and other nervous system procedures with cc or peripheral neur

$74,079typical hospital bill
$15,314typical amount paid
$14,583–$16,046range paid across 2 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $74,079 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette17$75,196$14,583
Fmol Health St FrancisMonroe19$72,961$16,046

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.