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Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with major complications in Louisiana

What 9 hospitals in Louisiana charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with major complications (DRG 266), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 266 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $185,947 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $42,945 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $40,649 Average per stay
State rank #4 of 42 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Louisiana billed an average of $185,947 for endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with major complications, about 4.3 times the average total payment of $42,945. That payment is 25% below the U.S. average of $57,249.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $42,945Billed $185,947

About 23¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Louisiana billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Louisiana:

Louisiana hospitals: endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with major complications

Every Louisiana hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, INCLafayette 73 $122,771 $39,889 $38,772
Terrebonne General Medical CenterHouma 41 $101,285 $39,744 $39,248
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge 35 $141,949 $50,071 $42,649
CHRISTUS Schumpert Health SystemShreveport 26 $351,818 $40,759 $39,771
Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette 21 $309,224 $41,596 $40,073
St Francis Medical CenterMonroe 21 $182,242 $44,046 $37,685
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport 17 $182,263 $42,433 $41,032
St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington 16 $388,483 $52,330 $51,403
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles 13 $156,827 $44,913 $43,961
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Lowest and highest payments in Louisiana

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

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Questions

How much does endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with major complications cost in Louisiana?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures with major complications (DRG 266) at 9 hospitals in Louisiana was billed at $185,947 on average, while the average total payment was $42,945, of which Medicare paid $40,649. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Louisiana, average charges were 4.3 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.