US Health Care Costs

Headaches Without Mcc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 103: Headaches without mcc

$24,438average hospital bill
$5,794average amount paid

One Louisiana hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $24,438, about 4.2 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette11$24,438$5,794

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.