Level 5 Urology and Related Services in Louisiana
What 51 hospitals in Louisiana charged and were paid for level 5 urology and related services (APC 5375), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$27,101
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$4,232
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$3,357
Average per service
State rank
#4 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Louisiana billed an average of $27,101 for level 5 urology and related services, about 6.4 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $4,232. That payment is 14% below the U.S. average of $4,934.
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 $4,232Billed $27,101
About 16¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Louisiana billed for this service.
Louisiana hospitals: level 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria | 146 | $28,497 | $4,431 | $3,516 |
| Willis Knighton Medical CenterShreveport | 124 | $34,328 | $4,312 | $3,399 |
| Ochsner Foundation HospitalNew Orleans | 121 | $41,249 | $4,245 | $3,370 |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical CentShreveport | 91 | $15,320 | $2,549 | $2,014 |
| St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington | 87 | $24,504 | $4,318 | $3,427 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, INCLafayette | 87 | $18,993 | $4,263 | $3,385 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge | 86 | $18,463 | $4,265 | $3,378 |
| Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles | 84 | $31,792 | $4,438 | $3,536 |
| Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell | 81 | $29,857 | $4,298 | $3,403 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge | 75 | $14,868 | $4,143 | $3,252 |
| Surgical Specialty Center of Baton RougeBaton Rouge | 74 | $12,180 | $4,375 | $3,486 |
| Tulane Medical CenterNew Orleans | 72 | $71,182 | $4,383 | $3,492 |
| Terrebonne General Medical CenterHouma | 68 | $12,849 | $4,240 | $3,354 |
| Park Place Surgical HospitalLafayette | 61 | $14,911 | $4,302 | $3,424 |
| CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria | 59 | $41,257 | $4,480 | $3,560 |
| St Francis Medical CenterMonroe | 57 | $18,418 | $4,242 | $3,364 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton RougeBaton Rouge | 57 | $18,495 | $4,317 | $3,421 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles | 53 | $43,702 | $4,347 | $3,462 |
| North Oaks Medical CenterHammond | 48 | $30,460 | $4,237 | $3,361 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux | 45 | $21,846 | $4,192 | $3,308 |
| CHRISTUS Schumpert Health SystemShreveport | 41 | $35,197 | $4,316 | $3,395 |
| Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans | 38 | $29,406 | $4,291 | $3,400 |
| West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero | 37 | $30,499 | $4,383 | $3,492 |
| Cypress Pointe Surgical HospitalHammond | 37 | $28,230 | $4,309 | $3,433 |
| Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas | 36 | $16,293 | $4,341 | $3,454 |
| Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston | 35 | $20,980 | $4,302 | $3,425 |
| Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette | 34 | $23,581 | $4,201 | $3,322 |
| Omega Hospital, LLCMetairie | 32 | $33,864 | $4,231 | $3,365 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner LLCKenner | 28 | $20,120 | $4,383 | $3,492 |
| Iberia General Hospital and Medical CenterNew Iberia | 26 | $17,751 | $4,302 | $3,428 |
| Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte | 22 | $24,369 | $4,438 | $3,536 |
| Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder | 19 | $21,295 | $4,302 | $3,428 |
| LSU Medical Center-Univ HospShreveport | 19 | $22,828 | $4,122 | $3,247 |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches | 16 | $19,586 | $4,607 | $3,671 |
| Monroe Surgical HospitalMonroe | 16 | $27,386 | $3,978 | $3,103 |
| Physicians Medical CenterHouma | 13 | $16,045 | $4,302 | $3,428 |
| University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans | 11 | $35,569 | $4,376 | $3,469 |
| CHRISTUS St Patrick HospitalLake Charles | – | – | – | – |
| Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville | – | – | – | – |
| Acadia General HospitalCrowley | – | – | – | – |
| St Charles Parish HospitalLuling | – | – | – | – |
| Woman's HospitalBaton Rouge | – | – | – | – |
| Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro | – | – | – | – |
| Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe | – | – | – | – |
| Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville | – | – | – | – |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma | – | – | – | – |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty HospitalLafayette | – | – | – | – |
| Southern Surgical HospitalSlidell | – | – | – | – |
| St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette | – | – | – | – |
| Our Lady of the Angels HospitalBogalusa | – | – | – | – |
| Acadian Medical CenterEunice | – | – | – | – |
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 | $2,549 |
|---|---|
| Monroe Surgical HospitalMonroe, LA | $3,978 |
| LSU Medical Center-Univ HospShreveport, LA | $4,122 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA | $4,143 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA | $4,192 |
Highest
| Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches, LA | $4,607 |
|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria, LA | $4,480 |
| Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA | $4,438 |
| Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte, LA | $4,438 |
| CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria, LA | $4,431 |
Level 5 Urology and Related Services in other states
Questions
How much does level 5 urology and related services cost in Louisiana?
In 2024 Medicare data, level 5 urology and related services (APC 5375) at 51 hospitals in Louisiana was billed at $27,101 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $4,232, of which Medicare paid $3,357. 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 6.4 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.