Heart failure and shock with major complications in Louisiana
What 51 hospitals in Louisiana charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for heart failure and shock with major complications (DRG 291), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$41,669
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$9,739
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$7,984
Average per stay
State rank
#5 of 50
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Louisiana billed an average of $41,669 for heart failure and shock with major complications, about 4.3 times the average total payment of $9,739. That payment is 19% below the U.S. average of $12,050.
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 $9,739Billed $41,669
About 23¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Louisiana billed for this stay.
Medicare prices this stay in 3 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Louisiana:
Louisiana hospitals: heart failure and shock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport | 395 | $46,694 | $9,676 | $7,839 |
| Ochsner Foundation HospitalNew Orleans | 328 | $42,811 | $12,212 | $8,774 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge | 298 | $29,130 | $10,922 | $8,719 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, INCLafayette | 268 | $29,372 | $8,711 | $6,793 |
| CHRISTUS Schumpert Health SystemShreveport | 237 | $43,215 | $8,643 | $7,459 |
| Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell | 206 | $41,311 | $8,081 | $6,966 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge | 176 | $22,346 | $9,852 | $7,929 |
| North Oaks Medical CenterHammond | 175 | $82,984 | $8,713 | $7,201 |
| CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria | 174 | $46,145 | $9,163 | $8,018 |
| St Francis Medical CenterMonroe | 165 | $47,835 | $9,112 | $7,145 |
| Tulane Medical CenterNew Orleans | 158 | $76,503 | $12,006 | $9,267 |
| St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington | 153 | $37,024 | $8,263 | $7,015 |
| Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette | 151 | $38,142 | $8,349 | $7,197 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton RougeBaton Rouge | 130 | $25,508 | $9,132 | $7,801 |
| CHRISTUS St Patrick HospitalLake Charles | 127 | $39,883 | $10,864 | $8,836 |
| Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria | 112 | $70,389 | $9,162 | $7,730 |
| Terrebonne General Medical CenterHouma | 105 | $20,621 | $8,039 | $6,871 |
| Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles | 99 | $38,664 | $9,769 | $8,426 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux | 97 | $40,108 | $8,122 | $6,699 |
| West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero | 73 | $47,570 | $9,594 | $7,719 |
| Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe | 65 | $49,084 | $8,195 | $6,713 |
| Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston | 63 | $45,036 | $8,301 | $7,310 |
| LSU Medical Center-Univ HospShreveport | 58 | $49,337 | $14,238 | $11,523 |
| Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville | 57 | $72,785 | $9,618 | $8,835 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner LLCKenner | 56 | $26,377 | $10,265 | $8,263 |
| University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans | 53 | $72,058 | $21,168 | $18,020 |
| Iberia General Hospital and Medical CenterNew Iberia | 50 | $21,246 | $8,152 | $6,646 |
| Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas | 49 | $27,072 | $8,375 | $7,510 |
| Jennings American Legion HospitalJennings | 49 | $27,723 | $9,057 | $8,126 |
| Minden Medical CenterMinden | 48 | $33,929 | $8,766 | $7,204 |
| Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary | 46 | $21,022 | $8,373 | $6,375 |
| Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe | 42 | $42,517 | $11,234 | $9,506 |
| Acadia General HospitalCrowley | 34 | $26,407 | $9,327 | $8,272 |
| Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans | 33 | $74,343 | $10,466 | $8,432 |
| Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte | 32 | $35,330 | $8,082 | $7,011 |
| Acadian Medical CenterEunice | 32 | $42,189 | $7,485 | $6,517 |
| West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur | 27 | $22,858 | $8,902 | $7,935 |
| Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville | 27 | $28,108 | $9,882 | $8,794 |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical CenterHomer | 26 | $27,686 | $9,233 | $7,915 |
| University Medical CenterLafayette | 24 | $33,454 | $16,071 | $12,304 |
| Desoto Regional Health SystemMansfield | 24 | $18,798 | $11,471 | $10,009 |
| Caldwell Memorial HospitalColumbia | 21 | $15,706 | $8,240 | $6,822 |
| Ochsner St MaryMorgan City | 16 | $32,374 | $11,680 | $10,864 |
| Oakdale Community HospitalOakdale | 15 | $42,568 | $9,870 | $8,351 |
| Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder | 14 | $35,853 | $9,844 | $8,878 |
| St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette | 14 | $18,510 | $9,217 | $6,938 |
| The GeneralBaton Rouge | 14 | $14,682 | $8,697 | $7,648 |
| St Charles Parish HospitalLuling | 13 | $12,218 | $8,914 | $7,910 |
| Lasalle General HospitalMidway | 12 | $31,220 | $10,689 | $9,604 |
| Our Lady of the Angels HospitalBogalusa | 12 | $19,729 | $9,852 | $8,730 |
| Citizens Medical CenterColumbia | 11 | $16,123 | $11,657 | $10,590 |
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.
Lowest
| Acadian Medical CenterEunice, LA | $7,485 |
|---|---|
| Terrebonne General Medical CenterHouma, LA | $8,039 |
| Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA | $8,081 |
| Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA | $8,082 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA | $8,122 |
Highest
| University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA | $21,168 |
|---|---|
| University Medical CenterLafayette, LA | $16,071 |
| LSU Medical Center-Univ HospShreveport, LA | $14,238 |
| Ochsner Foundation HospitalNew Orleans, LA | $12,212 |
| Tulane Medical CenterNew Orleans, LA | $12,006 |
Heart failure and shock with major complications in other states
Questions
How much does heart failure and shock with major complications cost in Louisiana?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for heart failure and shock with major complications (DRG 291) at 51 hospitals in Louisiana was billed at $41,669 on average, while the average total payment was $9,739, of which Medicare paid $7,984. 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.