US Health Care Costs

Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 066: Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction without cc/mcc

$28,501typical hospital bill
$5,088typical amount paid
$4,637–$6,459range paid across 12 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $28,501 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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
Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell15$29,061$4,637
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette17$26,034$4,683
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria13$63,610$4,739
Fmol Health St FrancisMonroe11$36,080$4,870
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette18$27,940$4,971
Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria13$27,462$4,981
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport34$30,218$5,195
North Oaks Medical CenterHammond13$40,887$5,250
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health SystemShreveport11$26,462$5,575
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles15$19,055$5,685
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge22$27,928$6,284
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans11$36,343$6,459

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.