US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Mcc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 085: Traumatic stupor and coma <1 hour with mcc

$128,116typical hospital bill
$15,527typical amount paid
$14,952–$16,102range paid across 2 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $128,116 for this stay in 2024, about 8.3 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
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette11$81,919$14,952
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria12$174,314$16,102

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.