US Health Care Costs

Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 071: Other cerebrovascular disorders with cc

$43,782typical hospital bill
$8,307typical amount paid
$6,885–$13,051range paid across 8 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,782 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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
North Oaks Medical CenterHammond17$68,787$6,885
St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington19$39,718$6,959
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette11$32,705$7,788
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport27$47,400$8,214
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles11$47,225$8,400
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans17$52,071$10,589
Ochsner Lsu Health ShreveportShreveport20$29,517$12,346
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge18$40,338$13,051

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.