Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 521: Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture with mcc

$98,958typical hospital bill

$19,956typical amount paid

$17,670–$23,161range paid across 6 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $98,958 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System	Shreveport	11	$127,551	$17,670
Fmol Health St Francis	Monroe	16	$87,525	$19,442
Rapides Regional Medical Center	Alexandria	16	$251,101	$19,674
Willis Knighton Medical Center	Shreveport	24	$110,391	$20,238
Baton Rouge General Medical Center	Baton Rouge	12	$55,726	$21,901
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center	Baton Rouge	16	$83,974	$23,161

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.