US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour Without Cc/Mcc in Louisiana

MS-DRG 087: Traumatic stupor and coma <1 hour without cc/mcc

$28,676typical hospital bill
$6,507typical amount paid
$6,229–$7,765range paid across 3 hospitals

Louisiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $28,676 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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$21,685$6,229
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria11$108,934$6,507
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge15$28,676$7,765

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.