US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders in Louisiana

MS-DRG 812: Red blood cell disorders without mcc

$31,952typical hospital bill
$7,140typical amount paid
$5,817–$13,604range paid across 20 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,952 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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 SystemShreveport20$31,070$5,817
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette31$29,754$6,082
North Oaks Medical CenterHammond16$57,159$6,129
St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington17$35,855$6,147
Fmol Health St FrancisMonroe11$32,463$6,283
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette23$24,677$6,305
Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell18$39,565$6,398
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport61$30,943$6,723
Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria17$32,848$6,814
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge13$19,474$7,049
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles24$31,786$7,232
Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans18$43,574$7,312
Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles12$30,576$7,499
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria14$49,043$8,201
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge71$25,549$8,929
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans62$32,117$8,961
East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie32$61,040$9,074
Ochsner Lsu Health MonroeMonroe26$36,174$9,219
Ochsner Lsu Health ShreveportShreveport64$23,988$10,886
Ochsner University Hospital and ClinicsLafayette14$14,798$13,604

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.