Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization in Louisiana

MS-DRG 220: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

$206,679typical hospital bill

$38,018typical amount paid

$33,174–$59,588range paid across 8 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $206,679 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Willis Knighton Medical Center	Shreveport	12	$179,933	$33,174
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc	Lafayette	18	$175,717	$34,134
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center	Lafayette	14	$207,988	$36,428
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital	Lake Charles	14	$205,370	$37,881
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System	Shreveport	12	$328,981	$38,155
East Jefferson General Hospital	Metairie	13	$376,917	$41,282
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center	Baton Rouge	13	$167,450	$45,250
Ochsner Medical Center Acute	New Orleans	26	$306,907	$59,588

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.