US Health Care Costs

Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 536: Fractures of hip and pelvis without mcc

$26,037typical hospital bill
$5,567typical amount paid
$4,745–$7,662range paid across 8 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $26,037 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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, IncLafayette17$16,241$4,745
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport11$21,865$5,253
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette13$32,794$5,303
Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell15$24,979$5,444
Fmol Health St FrancisMonroe14$33,144$5,689
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria12$46,604$5,727
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport17$25,051$6,168
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans17$27,024$7,662

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.