facebook tracking Level 2 Endovascular Procedures cost in Louisiana: 37 hospitals compared (APC 5192)

Level 2 Endovascular Procedures in Louisiana

What 37 hospitals in Louisiana charged and were paid for level 2 endovascular procedures (APC 5192), from 2024 Medicare claims.

APC 5192 Outpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $37,425 Hospital list price billed
Average allowed $4,756 Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid $3,775 Average per service
State rank #2 of 48 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Louisiana billed an average of $37,425 for level 2 endovascular procedures, about 7.9 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $4,756. That payment is 13% below the U.S. average of $5,463.

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 $4,756Billed $37,425

About 13¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Louisiana billed for this service.

Louisiana hospitals: level 2 endovascular procedures

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

Hospital Services Avg charge Avg allowed Medicare paid
Tulane Medical CenterNew Orleans 178 $51,619 $4,841 $3,856
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, INCLafayette 176 $29,682 $4,666 $3,697
Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette 141 $52,851 $4,752 $3,785
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport 116 $29,884 $4,843 $3,844
Ochsner Foundation HospitalNew Orleans 98 $30,646 $4,728 $3,766
St Francis Medical CenterMonroe 84 $39,463 $4,670 $3,694
Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge 58 $26,397 $4,668 $3,686
West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero 57 $25,698 $4,786 $3,796
LSU Medical Center-Univ HospShreveport 54 $21,985 $4,752 $3,783
Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux 50 $33,250 $4,724 $3,744
St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington 49 $38,819 $4,763 $3,779
CHRISTUS St Patrick HospitalLake Charles 46 $33,006 $4,831 $3,849
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles 46 $24,735 $4,840 $3,843
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge 46 $39,991 $4,758 $3,775
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria 39 $67,777 $4,949 $3,934
CHRISTUS Schumpert Health SystemShreveport 37 $30,970 $4,740 $3,731
Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe 28 $21,527 $4,752 $3,786
CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria 22 $52,923 $4,769 $3,755
Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell 21 $25,613 $4,842 $3,848
Terrebonne General Medical CenterHouma 19 $30,635 $4,594 $3,620
North Oaks Medical CenterHammond 17 $69,720 $4,536 $3,569
Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas 13 $34,948 $4,502 $3,527
University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans – – – –
University Medical CenterLafayette – – – –
West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur – – – –
Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary – – – –
Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans – – – –
Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder – – – –
Jennings American Legion HospitalJennings – – – –
Iberia General Hospital and Medical CenterNew Iberia – – – –
Minden Medical CenterMinden – – – –
Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe – – – –
Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville – – – –
Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma – – – –
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton RougeBaton Rouge – – – –
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner LLCKenner – – – –
Acadian Medical CenterEunice – – – –
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Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Louisiana

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

Highest

Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA$4,949
Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport, LA$4,843
Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA$4,842
Tulane Medical CenterNew Orleans, LA$4,841
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA$4,840

Level 2 Endovascular Procedures in other states

Questions

How much does level 2 endovascular procedures cost in Louisiana?

In 2024 Medicare data, level 2 endovascular procedures (APC 5192) at 37 hospitals in Louisiana was billed at $37,425 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $4,756, of which Medicare paid $3,775. 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 service in Louisiana, average charges were 7.9 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.