US Health Care Costs

Seizures with Mcc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 100: Seizures with mcc

$63,341typical hospital bill
$13,711typical amount paid
$12,282–$21,392range paid across 11 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $63,341 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe13$57,377$12,282
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette12$42,875$12,744
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette21$68,797$13,076
North Oaks Medical CenterHammond24$110,043$13,078
Christus St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria14$71,726$13,229
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport33$60,387$13,711
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles14$44,196$14,590
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria28$165,174$15,001
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge29$53,455$16,515
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans20$75,346$17,177
Ochsner Lsu Health ShreveportShreveport14$63,341$21,392

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.