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In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $7,941 per stay at 1,522 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $6,534 and $8,584.
Also known as: Pneumonia
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $7,941
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $6,534–$8,584
- Medicare’s share
- $5,880
- Average billed charge
- $38,636
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,522
Hospitals in Louisiana
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 32 hospitals
- $6,404
- Median hospital
- $6,135
- Lowest to highest
- $4,885–$8,154
- Medicare stays
- 806
32 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center | 11 | $4,885 | 38% below the national average | $3,846 | $29,373 |
| Acadian Medical Center | 12 | $5,083 | 36% below the national average | $3,553 | $34,671 |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | 48 | $5,391 | 32% below the national average | $4,235 | $35,981 |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | 26 | $5,423 | 32% below the national average | $3,855 | $34,049 |
| North Oaks Medical Center | 15 | $5,492 | 31% below the national average | $3,965 | $53,623 |
| Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | 34 | $5,544 | 30% below the national average | $4,096 | $27,925 |
| Savoy Medical Center | 12 | $5,552 | 30% below the national average | $4,600 | $27,090 |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish | 20 | $5,628 | 29% below the national average | $4,091 | $19,257 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | 24 | $5,685 | 28% below the national average | $3,690 | $30,580 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc | 48 | $5,770 | 27% below the national average | $4,037 | $26,365 |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center | 56 | $5,883 | 26% below the national average | $3,932 | $26,379 |
| Minden Medical Center | 13 | $5,914 | 26% below the national average | $4,913 | $31,010 |
| Opelousas General Health System | 20 | $5,957 | 25% below the national average | $4,733 | $28,995 |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | 14 | $5,967 | 25% below the national average | $4,571 | $17,368 |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | 22 | $6,033 | 24% below the national average | $4,392 | $36,390 |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | 19 | $6,127 | 23% below the national average | $3,847 | $32,016 |
| Fmol Health St Francis | 30 | $6,143 | 23% below the national average | $4,340 | $32,017 |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | 80 | $6,327 | 20% below the national average | $4,589 | $33,893 |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge | 24 | $6,384 | 20% below the national average | $4,564 | $17,953 |
| Acadia General Hospital | 21 | $6,396 | 19% below the national average | $4,851 | $20,005 |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | 14 | $6,574 | 17% below the national average | $5,040 | $36,919 |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical Center | 23 | $6,658 | 16% below the national average | $5,593 | $25,942 |
| Avoyelles Hospital | 20 | $6,755 | 15% below the national average | $5,615 | $22,921 |
| Beauregard Memorial Hospital | 12 | $6,915 | 13% below the national average | $5,963 | $29,284 |
| Lasalle General Hospital | 16 | $7,270 | About average | $6,148 | $44,770 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | 14 | $7,414 | About average | $5,620 | $24,348 |
| Richardson Medical Center | 12 | $7,506 | About average | $6,554 | $19,010 |
| Franklin Medical Center | 14 | $7,909 | About average | $6,660 | $21,141 |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | 35 | $7,938 | About average | $4,828 | $21,418 |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | 40 | $8,036 | About average | $5,188 | $31,848 |
| Winn Parish Medical Center | 19 | $8,129 | About average | $6,791 | $33,392 |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | 38 | $8,154 | About average | $5,010 | $57,641 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7,450 | $33K |
| 2021 | $7,414 | $33K |
| 2022 | $7,523 | $35K |
| 2023 | $7,672 | $37K |
| 2024 | $7,941 | $39K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 15 | 421 | $6,219 | $5,850–$6,526 |
| Arkansas | 25 | 528 | $6,317 | $6,055–$6,770 |
| Kentucky | 27 | 874 | $6,348 | $6,080–$6,741 |
| Louisiana | 32 | 806 | $6,404 | $5,671–$7,004 |
| Idaho | 1 | 26 | $6,405 | $6,405–$6,405 |
| Kansas | 14 | 329 | $6,480 | $5,837–$6,982 |
| West Virginia | 17 | 453 | $6,551 | $5,887–$6,893 |
| Mississippi | 25 | 532 | $6,567 | $6,051–$7,207 |
| Montana | 2 | 26 | $6,660 | $6,537–$6,828 |
| Indiana | 49 | 1,212 | $6,815 | $6,356–$7,166 |
| Alabama | 37 | 891 | $6,857 | $6,460–$7,260 |
| Ohio | 71 | 1,635 | $6,879 | $5,968–$7,165 |
| Missouri | 37 | 1,148 | $6,943 | $6,223–$7,442 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 232 | $7,022 | $6,472–$7,500 |
| Oklahoma | 30 | 774 | $7,064 | $6,476–$7,534 |
| Colorado | 9 | 187 | $7,068 | $6,302–$6,924 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 110 | $7,084 | $6,637–$7,473 |
| Wisconsin | 23 | 444 | $7,255 | $6,642–$7,668 |
| Vermont | 3 | 51 | $7,280 | $6,146–$8,183 |
| Tennessee | 33 | 732 | $7,299 | $6,052–$7,468 |
| Pennsylvania | 80 | 2,190 | $7,325 | $6,223–$7,795 |
| Virginia | 42 | 949 | $7,362 | $6,366–$7,485 |
| New Hampshire | 9 | 191 | $7,380 | $6,533–$7,747 |
| Utah | 2 | 48 | $7,411 | $7,180–$8,287 |
| Florida | 121 | 4,048 | $7,459 | $6,510–$8,232 |
| North Dakota | 4 | 113 | $7,473 | $7,169–$7,695 |
| South Carolina | 33 | 826 | $7,497 | $6,329–$7,792 |
| Michigan | 42 | 1,066 | $7,597 | $7,037–$7,861 |
| Maine | 8 | 153 | $7,620 | $7,086–$8,364 |
| Illinois | 67 | 1,960 | $7,659 | $6,693–$8,142 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 88 | $7,729 | $6,247–$7,494 |
| Arizona | 26 | 733 | $7,732 | $6,596–$7,599 |
| Delaware | 5 | 358 | $7,762 | $7,209–$8,251 |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 183 | $7,836 | $6,640–$8,395 |
| Minnesota | 26 | 524 | $7,938 | $6,569–$7,912 |
| North Carolina | 48 | 1,786 | $7,967 | $6,719–$7,908 |
| Texas | 94 | 2,194 | $8,089 | $6,791–$8,438 |
| Washington | 14 | 289 | $8,121 | $7,517–$8,229 |
| Massachusetts | 46 | 1,792 | $8,160 | $7,029–$9,198 |
| Georgia | 45 | 989 | $8,231 | $6,997–$8,513 |
| New Jersey | 49 | 1,869 | $8,236 | $7,228–$9,474 |
| District of Columbia | 2 | 39 | $8,388 | $8,246–$10,453 |
| Nevada | 11 | 204 | $8,520 | $7,799–$9,017 |
| Oregon | 8 | 148 | $8,637 | $8,301–$9,213 |
| Connecticut | 18 | 510 | $9,165 | $8,386–$9,473 |
| Wyoming | 5 | 89 | $9,410 | $7,987–$10,828 |
| California | 109 | 2,664 | $9,767 | $8,618–$9,815 |
| New York | 93 | 2,821 | $10,004 | $7,811–$10,170 |
| Maryland | 37 | 1,592 | $11,047 | $9,653–$12,614 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 81 | $12,743 | $9,438–$12,523 |
| Alaska | 3 | 40 | $15,006 | $13,505–$15,703 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.