US Health Care Costs

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Expired with Mcc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 283: Acute myocardial infarction, expired with mcc

$129,840typical hospital bill
$14,390typical amount paid
$14,183–$14,597range paid across 2 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $129,840 for this stay in 2024, about 9.0 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 St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria11$98,820$14,183
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport11$160,860$14,597

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.