US Health Care Costs

North Oaks Medical Center

15790 Paul Vega Md Drive, Hammond, LA 70403 · (985) 345-2700

General hospitalGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$11what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$142.4Mnet income, all sources
13.6%margin on patient care alone
$121,880cost of charity care (0.0% of costs)
$54.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
272beds

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

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 871296$111,496$12,854
Heart failure, with major complications 291175$82,984$8,713
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68967$65,257$7,485
Sepsis 87261$65,451$7,501
Pneumonia, with major complications 19353$85,912$8,921
Urinary tract infection 69053$48,107$5,663
Kidney failure, with complications 68345$59,896$5,971
Lung infection, with major complications 17742$80,970$10,532
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85340$257,812$31,870
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06538$72,062$6,858
COPD, with major complications 19038$93,344$7,287
Kidney failure, with major complications 68238$77,241$9,411
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69834$79,252$10,262
Stroke, with major complications 06429$121,234$12,786
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37828$57,004$6,393
Heart stent 32226$174,722$14,518
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48126$135,635$13,291
Stomach and digestive disorders 39225$49,384$5,357
Seizures with Mcc 10024$110,043$13,078
Heart attack, with major complications 28024$108,480$10,488
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38923$48,382$5,367
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64123$46,547$6,073
Respiratory failure 18920$96,635$8,196
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37719$111,264$11,615
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60319$63,872$5,876
Diabetes, with complications 63819$53,401$7,807
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27418$207,126$20,706
Heart catheterization 28718$87,867$10,832
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07117$68,787$6,885
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30817$61,682$7,999
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81117$62,963$9,288
Seizures 10116$58,662$6,057
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28616$114,549$14,128
Fainting 31216$52,302$5,875
Anemia and blood disorders 81216$57,159$6,129
Pneumonia, with complications 19415$53,623$5,492
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32115$255,500$20,970
Diabetes, with major complications 63715$78,231$9,542
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30914$46,520$5,092
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64014$75,892$8,259
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06613$40,887$5,250
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$83,869$10,285
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52213$172,074$13,620
Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device with Mcc 32312$322,380$27,567
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05711$84,340$8,447
Heart attack, with complications 28111$58,485$6,178

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