US Health Care Costs

Leonard J Chabert Medical Center

1978 Industrial Blvd, Houma, LA 70363 · (985) 873-2200

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

The money

$44what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$4.5Mnet income, all sources
−95.2%margin on patient care alone
$8.6Mcost of charity care (10.8% of costs)
$7.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
42beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 87119$26,595$17,388
Heart attack, with major complications 28012$11,725$15,666
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".