US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Cc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 920: Complications of treatment with cc

$33,925typical hospital bill
$8,188typical amount paid
$7,564–$11,352range paid across 3 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,925 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette15$28,828$7,564
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport12$33,925$8,188
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans15$60,186$11,352

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.