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Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with major complications Cost in Louisiana

Medicare DRG 981. What each hospital charges and what Medicare pays.

Avg charge in LA
$206,869
Range (lowest–highest)
$115,920$382,152
Avg Medicare pays
$34,928
Hospitals
7
HospitalStaysAvg chargeAvg total payment
EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL · METAIRIE24$382,152$40,820
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER ACUTE · NEW ORLEANS13$222,150$42,863
OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT · SHREVEPORT11$215,889$58,113
OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER · LAFAYETTE19$192,615$34,472
WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER · SHREVEPORT25$187,356$34,593
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER · BATON ROUGE19$132,003$41,443
BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER · BATON ROUGE11$115,920$34,220

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).