US Health Care Costs

Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications in Louisiana

MS-DRG 377: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with mcc

$59,876typical hospital bill
$12,293typical amount paid
$10,512–$15,179range paid across 21 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $59,876 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
Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia12$26,342$10,512
Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell23$56,862$11,005
St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington20$47,395$11,203
Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe17$59,876$11,290
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria38$113,797$11,613
North Oaks Medical CenterHammond19$111,264$11,615
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette54$46,868$11,666
Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux11$37,282$11,668
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette64$62,321$11,855
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport24$70,944$12,061
Fmol Health St FrancisMonroe43$61,853$12,293
Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria55$70,604$12,313
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles17$39,184$12,358
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport54$67,706$12,761
Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans12$69,438$13,356
Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge30$36,288$13,451
Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles24$59,530$14,297
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge34$39,771$14,674
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans40$62,363$14,680
East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie24$96,183$14,707
Ochsner Medical Center-KennerKenner15$35,008$15,179

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.