US Health Care Costs

Endocrine Disorders with Cc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 644: Endocrine disorders with cc

$36,516typical hospital bill
$7,516typical amount paid
$6,130–$9,425range paid across 4 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $36,516 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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
Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell11$32,792$6,130
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport11$37,848$7,274
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport20$36,234$7,758
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans13$36,798$9,425

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.