US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Without Cc/Mcc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 379: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage without cc/mcc

$26,105typical hospital bill
$4,593typical amount paid
$4,315–$4,870range paid across 2 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $26,105 for this stay in 2024, about 5.7 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, IncLafayette13$25,990$4,315
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport11$26,220$4,870

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.