Seizures in Louisiana

MS-DRG 101: Seizures without mcc

$41,137typical hospital bill

$7,069typical amount paid

$5,978–$17,014range paid across 14 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $41,137 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Slidell Memorial Hospital	Slidell	16	$45,394	$5,978
North Oaks Medical Center	Hammond	16	$58,662	$6,057
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center	Lafayette	36	$33,668	$6,259
Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital	Alexandria	16	$25,225	$6,359
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc	Lafayette	23	$33,551	$6,452
Rapides Regional Medical Center	Alexandria	26	$61,772	$6,608
Baton Rouge General Medical Center	Baton Rouge	13	$17,067	$6,740
West Jefferson Medical Center	Marrero	13	$48,359	$7,399
Willis Knighton Medical Center	Shreveport	37	$37,136	$7,553
East Jefferson General Hospital	Metairie	11	$64,736	$7,748
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center	Baton Rouge	24	$32,456	$8,562
Ochsner Medical Center Acute	New Orleans	45	$42,567	$9,127
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport	Shreveport	43	$41,511	$12,329
University Medical Center New Orleans	New Orleans	13	$40,763	$17,014

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.