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Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without with major complications Cost in Louisiana

Medicare DRG 470. What each hospital charges and what Medicare pays.

Avg charge in LA
$86,384
Range (lowest–highest)
$19,194$157,981
Avg Medicare pays
$11,149
Hospitals
10
HospitalStaysAvg chargeAvg total payment
CHRISTUS CENTRAL LOUISIANA SURGICAL HOSPITAL · ALEXANDRIA57$157,981$12,094
ST TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL · COVINGTON11$145,131$14,461
EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL · METAIRIE14$136,096$15,680
WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER · SHREVEPORT29$92,115$13,310
OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER · LAFAYETTE117$84,661$13,217
STERLING SURGICAL HOSPITAL · SLIDELL30$75,247$11,773
BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER · BATON ROUGE16$56,669$14,835
SPECIALISTS HOSPITAL SHREVEPORT · SHREVEPORT14$52,963$11,486
ABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL · ABBEVILLE12$43,782$14,654
WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL · SULPHUR12$19,194$13,415

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. The "charge" is the hospital's list price; "total payment" is what it actually received. Medicare fee-for-service inpatient stays only. A hospital with very few stays for this DRG may not appear (CMS suppresses counts under 11).