US Health Care Costs

Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Mcc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 371: Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with mcc

$81,929typical hospital bill
$14,102typical amount paid
$11,797–$15,301range paid across 4 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $81,929 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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 FrancisMonroe13$43,814$11,797
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport25$89,797$14,029
Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria11$76,120$14,174
St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington11$87,739$15,301

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.