Septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours with major complications in Louisiana
What 51 hospitals in Louisiana charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours with major complications (DRG 871), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$68,454
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$14,389
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$12,481
Average per stay
State rank
#4 of 50
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Louisiana billed an average of $68,454 for septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours with major complications, about 4.8 times the average total payment of $14,389. That payment is 21% below the U.S. average of $18,230.
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 $14,389Billed $68,454
About 21¢ 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: septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours 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 | 753 | $72,561 | $13,940 | $11,954 |
| Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria | 453 | $131,175 | $13,570 | $12,198 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge | 439 | $33,845 | $14,616 | $12,640 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge | 422 | $48,973 | $15,907 | $13,599 |
| CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria | 418 | $76,108 | $13,626 | $12,365 |
| Ochsner Foundation HospitalNew Orleans | 399 | $67,080 | $17,956 | $13,419 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, INCLafayette | 350 | $47,681 | $13,184 | $11,371 |
| St Francis Medical CenterMonroe | 346 | $64,055 | $13,210 | $11,466 |
| Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette | 328 | $68,587 | $13,071 | $11,897 |
| North Oaks Medical CenterHammond | 296 | $111,496 | $12,854 | $11,268 |
| CHRISTUS Schumpert Health SystemShreveport | 291 | $76,887 | $12,923 | $11,508 |
| CHRISTUS St Patrick HospitalLake Charles | 240 | $63,450 | $15,946 | $14,018 |
| Tulane Medical CenterNew Orleans | 228 | $136,983 | $17,389 | $13,873 |
| Lake Charles Memorial HospitalLake Charles | 224 | $57,218 | $14,220 | $12,917 |
| Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell | 168 | $69,851 | $11,948 | $10,854 |
| Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas | 159 | $45,931 | $12,598 | $11,618 |
| Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe | 134 | $82,138 | $11,956 | $10,815 |
| St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington | 131 | $62,168 | $12,504 | $10,752 |
| Terrebonne General Medical CenterHouma | 119 | $45,269 | $12,994 | $10,912 |
| Iberia General Hospital and Medical CenterNew Iberia | 108 | $38,555 | $12,454 | $11,018 |
| Jennings American Legion HospitalJennings | 94 | $29,688 | $13,524 | $12,366 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux | 78 | $59,479 | $12,834 | $10,823 |
| West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur | 78 | $30,231 | $12,521 | $11,299 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton RougeBaton Rouge | 77 | $34,884 | $12,817 | $11,553 |
| West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero | 76 | $68,444 | $14,154 | $12,721 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner LLCKenner | 75 | $43,169 | $15,939 | $13,597 |
| LSU Medical Center-Univ HospShreveport | 70 | $89,454 | $25,295 | $20,772 |
| Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary | 68 | $34,618 | $11,904 | $10,446 |
| Acadia General HospitalCrowley | 56 | $45,926 | $14,240 | $13,162 |
| Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans | 51 | $124,742 | $14,045 | $12,223 |
| University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans | 50 | $94,593 | $29,374 | $24,716 |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical CenterNatchitoches | 49 | $33,895 | $16,023 | $14,557 |
| Our Lady of the Angels HospitalBogalusa | 46 | $36,662 | $15,361 | $14,204 |
| Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder | 45 | $44,295 | $14,302 | $12,985 |
| Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston | 45 | $67,393 | $12,240 | $10,900 |
| University Medical CenterLafayette | 42 | $60,135 | $28,353 | $22,072 |
| Byrd Regional HospitalLeesville | 42 | $95,644 | $14,945 | $13,552 |
| Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe | 41 | $63,562 | $15,957 | $13,138 |
| Acadian Medical CenterEunice | 40 | $60,188 | $11,835 | $10,837 |
| Minden Medical CenterMinden | 38 | $53,954 | $14,173 | $12,422 |
| The GeneralBaton Rouge | 34 | $21,108 | $12,858 | $11,179 |
| Ochsner St MaryMorgan City | 30 | $62,710 | $18,525 | $16,511 |
| Mercy Regional Medical CenterVille Platte | 29 | $76,352 | $12,192 | $11,237 |
| Winn Parish Medical CenterWinnfield | 20 | $33,496 | $14,677 | $13,654 |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical CenterHomer | 20 | $33,752 | $15,295 | $14,642 |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma | 19 | $26,595 | $17,388 | $15,593 |
| Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro | 15 | $25,606 | $16,846 | $15,928 |
| St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette | 15 | $22,903 | $12,016 | $11,146 |
| Savoy Medical CenterMamou | 14 | $44,186 | $12,039 | $10,992 |
| Morehouse General HospitalBastrop | 13 | $23,307 | $14,388 | $13,383 |
| Citizens Medical CenterColumbia | 11 | $25,369 | $17,853 | $16,935 |
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 | $11,835 |
|---|---|
| Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA | $11,904 |
| Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA | $11,948 |
| Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA | $11,956 |
| St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA | $12,016 |
Highest
| University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA | $29,374 |
|---|---|
| University Medical CenterLafayette, LA | $28,353 |
| LSU Medical Center-Univ HospShreveport, LA | $25,295 |
| Ochsner St MaryMorgan City, LA | $18,525 |
| Ochsner Foundation HospitalNew Orleans, LA | $17,956 |
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Questions
How much does septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours with major complications cost in Louisiana?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for septicemia or severe sepsis without ventilator >96 hours with major complications (DRG 871) at 51 hospitals in Louisiana was billed at $68,454 on average, while the average total payment was $14,389, of which Medicare paid $12,481. 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 4.8 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.