Level 4 Urology and Related Services in Louisiana
What 54 hospitals in Louisiana charged and were paid for level 4 urology and related services (APC 5374), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$20,680
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$2,846
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$2,258
Average per service
State rank
#3 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Louisiana billed an average of $20,680 for level 4 urology and related services, about 7.3 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $2,846. That payment is 14% below the U.S. average of $3,312.
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 $2,846Billed $20,680
About 14¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Louisiana billed for this service.
Louisiana hospitals: level 4 urology and related services
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Foundation HospitalNew Orleans | 184 | $27,985 | $2,873 | $2,282 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, INCLafayette | 175 | $14,175 | $2,898 | $2,306 |
| Surgical Specialty Center of Baton RougeBaton Rouge | 157 | $11,804 | $2,877 | $2,274 |
| Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport | 133 | $26,449 | $2,933 | $2,320 |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport | 133 | $13,090 | $1,886 | $1,488 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge | 130 | $28,802 | $2,912 | $2,309 |
| Terrebonne General Medical CenterHouma | 125 | $9,079 | $2,893 | $2,293 |
| Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell | 121 | $18,125 | $2,875 | $2,273 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge | 98 | $13,967 | $2,880 | $2,281 |
| Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas | 84 | $14,011 | $2,925 | $2,328 |
| St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington | 84 | $19,941 | $2,925 | $2,321 |
| Tulane Medical CenterNew Orleans | 84 | $50,320 | $2,721 | $2,157 |
| Monroe Surgical HospitalMonroe | 79 | $19,777 | $2,898 | $2,309 |
| Park Place Surgical HospitalLafayette | 78 | $15,380 | $2,839 | $2,250 |
| Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles | 75 | $24,641 | $2,959 | $2,351 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles | 75 | $41,318 | $2,898 | $2,301 |
| CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria | 61 | $23,149 | $3,018 | $2,404 |
| Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette | 54 | $17,174 | $2,898 | $2,308 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton RougeBaton Rouge | 54 | $15,185 | $2,904 | $2,305 |
| CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria | 53 | $28,001 | $2,882 | $2,269 |
| St Francis Medical CenterMonroe | 52 | $15,758 | $2,811 | $2,220 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux | 50 | $15,701 | $2,881 | $2,284 |
| Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston | 49 | $14,982 | $2,898 | $2,309 |
| North Oaks Medical CenterHammond | 46 | $28,131 | $2,853 | $2,256 |
| CHRISTUS Schumpert Health SystemShreveport | 45 | $27,310 | $2,971 | $2,357 |
| West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero | 44 | $25,478 | $2,953 | $2,353 |
| Iberia General Hospital and Medical CenterNew Iberia | 41 | $18,644 | $2,898 | $2,309 |
| Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans | 37 | $22,609 | $2,953 | $2,353 |
| LSU Medical Center-Univ HospShreveport | 28 | $16,663 | $2,899 | $2,303 |
| Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte | 27 | $28,842 | $2,990 | $2,383 |
| Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro | 26 | $8,033 | $2,898 | $2,309 |
| Cypress Pointe Surgical HospitalHammond | 23 | $24,721 | $2,903 | $2,305 |
| Acadian Medical CenterEunice | 23 | $31,193 | $2,898 | $2,309 |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches | 22 | $11,783 | $3,001 | $2,370 |
| Omega Hospital, LLCMetairie | 21 | $25,444 | $2,896 | $2,307 |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalLafayette | 20 | $11,469 | $2,807 | $2,218 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner LLCKenner | 20 | $11,535 | $2,879 | $2,294 |
| Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville | 19 | $30,476 | $2,990 | $2,383 |
| Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder | 18 | $19,388 | $2,898 | $2,303 |
| University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans | 17 | $40,887 | $2,808 | $2,207 |
| St Charles Parish HospitalLuling | 15 | $8,994 | $2,953 | $2,353 |
| Southern Surgical HospitalSlidell | 14 | $25,529 | $2,786 | $2,186 |
| Our Lady of the Angels HospitalBogalusa | 14 | $8,894 | $2,944 | $2,345 |
| Acadia General HospitalCrowley | 13 | $12,275 | $2,898 | $2,309 |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma | 12 | $5,436 | $2,898 | $2,309 |
| Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville | 11 | $8,099 | $2,898 | $2,309 |
| University Medical CenterLafayette | – | – | – | – |
| West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur | – | – | – | – |
| Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria | – | – | – | – |
| CHRISTUS St Patrick HospitalLake Charles | – | – | – | – |
| Woman's HospitalBaton Rouge | – | – | – | – |
| Physicians Medical CenterHouma | – | – | – | – |
| St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette | – | – | – | – |
| Children's HospitalNew Orleans | – | – | – | – |
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.
Lowest
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport, LA | $1,886 |
|---|---|
| Tulane Medical CenterNew Orleans, LA | $2,721 |
| Southern Surgical HospitalSlidell, LA | $2,786 |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalLafayette, LA | $2,807 |
| University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA | $2,808 |
Highest
| CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA | $3,018 |
|---|---|
| Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA | $3,001 |
| Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville, LA | $2,990 |
| Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA | $2,990 |
| CHRISTUS Schumpert Health SystemShreveport, LA | $2,971 |
Level 4 Urology and Related Services in other states
Questions
How much does level 4 urology and related services cost in Louisiana?
In 2024 Medicare data, level 4 urology and related services (APC 5374) at 54 hospitals in Louisiana was billed at $20,680 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $2,846, of which Medicare paid $2,258. 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 7.3 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.