Louisiana / CHRISTUS Ochsner St Patrick Hospital
CMS certification 190027 · Lake Charles, LA · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
CHRISTUS Ochsner St Patrick Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
CHRISTUS Ochsner St Patrick Hospital reported 1,308 Medicare inpatient stays across 38 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.92 times what it was paid — mid-range in Louisiana, number 20 of 46 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.2×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 240 stays at an average charge of $63,450, 30% below the national average. It also billed 964 outpatient services, charging 12.02 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,308
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.92×
- 3Rank in LA (highest ratio = 1) 20 of 46
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 38 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, CHRISTUS Ochsner St Patrick Hospital charged more than the national average in 8 (21%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 240 | $63,450 | -30% | $15,946 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 127 | $39,883 | -29% | $10,864 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 69 | $185,018 | +18% | $26,589 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 58 | $33,760 | -31% | $8,734 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 52 | $48,273 | -27% | $12,228 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 47 | $43,903 | -27% | $11,558 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 46 | $42,546 | -29% | $10,745 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 44 | $29,023 | -48% | $8,605 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 40 | $28,866 | -29% | $7,434 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 39 | $58,437 | -23% | $13,174 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 38 | $36,692 | -48% | $13,835 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 34 | $160,364 | -30% | $39,416 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 28 | $41,240 | -28% | $10,060 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 28 | $34,643 | -29% | $8,249 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 28 | $121,670 | +19% | $17,647 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 24 | $59,530 | -30% | $14,297 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 23 | $60,152 | -18% | $13,597 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 22 | $82,422 | -17% | $15,226 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 22 | $27,378 | -24% | $6,144 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 22 | $31,755 | -18% | $7,749 |
| 273 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with MCC | 20 | $195,437 | -9% | $34,051 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 20 | $39,302 | -23% | $9,576 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 19 | $337,009 | +52% | $40,652 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 19 | $112,217 | +14% | $17,660 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 16 | $132,570 | -2% | $23,026 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 16 | $95,959 | -14% | $20,422 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 16 | $376,322 | +121% | $46,939 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 16 | $29,310 | -40% | $7,984 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 15 | $26,152 | -48% | $6,596 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 15 | $197,945 | +21% | $25,881 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 15 | $114,368 | +14% | $17,640 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 15 | $25,619 | -32% | $6,635 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 14 | $137,930 | +20% | $15,274 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 13 | $38,817 | -31% | $9,888 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 13 | $31,226 | -31% | $7,084 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 12 | $160,744 | -25% | $37,976 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 12 | $30,576 | -31% | $7,499 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 11 | $49,571 | -48% | $16,598 |
Outpatient services
Against the Louisiana average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), CHRISTUS Ochsner St Patrick Hospital charged $63,450 on average, 7% less than the Louisiana average of $68,087, and was paid $15,946 against a state average of $14,397. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), CHRISTUS Ochsner St Patrick Hospital charged $39,883 on average, 3% less than the Louisiana average of $41,326, and was paid $10,864 against a state average of $9,753. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), CHRISTUS Ochsner St Patrick Hospital charged $185,018 on average, 43% more than the Louisiana average of $129,637, and was paid $26,589 against a state average of $23,539. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), CHRISTUS Ochsner St Patrick Hospital charged $33,760 on average, 10% less than the Louisiana average of $37,671, and was paid $8,734 against a state average of $8,100. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $162,096 was 12% above the state average of $145,356. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $18,473 was 14% above the state average of $16,215. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $130,756 was 106% above the state average of $63,573. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $69,208 was 62% above the state average of $42,639.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named CHRISTUS Ochsner St Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, LA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-28 (CMS case 5968)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.