US Health Care Costs

Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Cc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 300: Peripheral vascular disorders with cc

$31,994typical hospital bill
$8,281typical amount paid
$7,087–$9,401range paid across 7 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,994 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport16$31,994$7,087
Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria16$33,478$7,451
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport20$39,918$7,626
Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge11$26,155$8,281
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge14$21,339$8,587
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans20$30,049$9,116
East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie12$77,969$9,401

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.