US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Mcc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 388: Gastrointestinal obstruction with mcc

$40,072typical hospital bill
$10,631typical amount paid
$9,296–$11,911range paid across 8 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $40,072 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Fmol Health St FrancisMonroe14$41,675$9,296
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette15$36,210$9,496
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport21$48,093$10,255
Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria20$38,470$10,623
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria12$68,828$10,638
Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge12$15,666$10,820
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles12$45,905$10,858
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge13$33,956$11,911

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.