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Seizures with major complications in Louisiana

What 11 hospitals in Louisiana charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for seizures with major complications (DRG 100), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 100 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $78,967 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $14,797 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $12,731 Average per stay
State rank #3 of 42 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Louisiana billed an average of $78,967 for seizures with major complications, about 5.3 times the average total payment of $14,797. That payment is 26% below the U.S. average of $19,930.

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 $14,797Billed $78,967

About 19¢ 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: seizures 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 33 $60,387 $13,711 $11,697
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge 29 $53,455 $16,515 $14,944
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria 28 $165,174 $15,001 $11,783
North Oaks Medical CenterHammond 24 $110,043 $13,078 $12,121
Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette 21 $68,797 $13,076 $11,965
Ochsner Foundation HospitalNew Orleans 20 $75,346 $17,177 $13,356
CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria 14 $71,726 $13,229 $10,494
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles 14 $44,196 $14,590 $13,264
LSU Medical Center-Univ HospShreveport 14 $63,341 $21,392 $18,162
Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe 13 $57,377 $12,282 $11,089
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, INCLafayette 12 $42,875 $12,744 $11,384
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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.

Highest

LSU Medical Center-Univ HospShreveport, LA$21,392
Ochsner Foundation HospitalNew Orleans, LA$17,177
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA$16,515
Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria, LA$15,001
Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles, LA$14,590

Seizures with major complications in other states

Questions

How much does seizures with major complications cost in Louisiana?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for seizures with major complications (DRG 100) at 11 hospitals in Louisiana was billed at $78,967 on average, while the average total payment was $14,797, of which Medicare paid $12,731. 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 5.3 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.