Louisiana / Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital
CMS certification 190303 · Hammond, LA · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital reported 35 Medicare inpatient stays across 2 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.82 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 455, Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC: 21 stays at an average charge of $142,538, 30% below the national average. It also billed 481 outpatient services, charging 10.04 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 35
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.82×
- 3Rank in LA (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 2 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 21 | $142,538 | -30% | $29,703 |
| 473 Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 14 | $74,164 | -36% | $15,207 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 187 | $13,519 | $1,582 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 66 | $17,849 | $1,886 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 52 | $20,290 | $1,670 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 37 | $28,230 | $4,309 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 35 | $69,111 | $10,948 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 28 | $26,979 | $2,406 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 24 | $24,635 | $2,661 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 23 | $24,721 | $2,903 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 18 | $45,303 | $5,792 |
| Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures | 11 | $70,163 | $8,888 |
Against the Louisiana average
For Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 455), Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital charged $142,538 on average, 0% less than the Louisiana average of $143,082, and was paid $29,703 against a state average of $30,380. For Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 473), Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital charged $74,164 on average, 17% less than the Louisiana average of $89,770, and was paid $15,207 against a state average of $16,484. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $13,519 was 15% above the state average of $11,748. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $17,849 was 27% above the state average of $14,054. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $20,290 was 55% above the state average of $13,062. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $28,230 was 5% above the state average of $26,800.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital in Hammond, LA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- CAP Request — 2025-09-26 (CMS case 6728)
- Closure Notice — 2026-01-02 (CMS case 6728)
- Warning Notice — 2026-05-27 (CMS case 7855)
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.