Louisiana / Mercy Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 190167 · Ville Platte, LA · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Mercy Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Mercy Regional Medical Center reported 264 Medicare inpatient stays across 13 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.73 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Louisiana, number 11 of 46 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.2×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 690, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC: 33 stays at an average charge of $25,067, 34% below the national average. It also billed 242 outpatient services, charging 10.26 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 264
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.73×
- 3Rank in LA (highest ratio = 1) 11 of 46
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 13 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Mercy Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 1 (8%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 33 | $25,067 | -34% | $5,219 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 32 | $35,330 | -37% | $8,082 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 29 | $76,352 | -15% | $12,192 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 26 | $34,049 | -11% | $5,423 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 25 | $29,921 | -26% | $5,338 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 22 | $68,134 | +14% | $8,479 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 18 | $64,021 | -9% | $10,905 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 15 | $39,615 | -13% | $6,368 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 15 | $30,771 | -40% | $7,419 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $28,708 | -23% | $5,107 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 12 | $34,885 | -12% | $5,517 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 12 | $33,672 | -10% | $5,813 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 11 | $24,418 | -40% | $5,876 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 78 | $19,905 | $2,328 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 62 | $7,826 | $1,999 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 40 | $41,433 | $2,749 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 27 | $28,842 | $2,990 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 22 | $24,369 | $4,438 |
| Level 3 Intraocular Procedures | 13 | $17,097 | $4,483 |
Against the Louisiana average
For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Mercy Regional Medical Center charged $25,067 on average, 8% less than the Louisiana average of $27,275, and was paid $5,219 against a state average of $6,347. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Mercy Regional Medical Center charged $35,330 on average, 15% less than the Louisiana average of $41,326, and was paid $8,082 against a state average of $9,753. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Mercy Regional Medical Center charged $76,352 on average, 12% more than the Louisiana average of $68,087, and was paid $12,192 against a state average of $14,397. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC (DRG 194), Mercy Regional Medical Center charged $34,049 on average, 12% more than the Louisiana average of $30,402, and was paid $5,423 against a state average of $6,593. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $19,905 was 23% above the state average of $16,215. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $7,826 was 44% below the state average of $14,054. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $41,433 was 56% above the state average of $26,600. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $28,842 was 39% above the state average of $20,743.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Mercy Regional Medical Center in Ville Platte, LA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2026-05-20 (CMS case 7827)
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.