Louisiana / Minden Medical Center
CMS certification 190144 · Minden, LA · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Minden Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Minden Medical Center reported 256 Medicare inpatient stays across 13 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.9 times what it was paid — mid-range in Louisiana, number 25 of 46 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.2×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 48 stays at an average charge of $33,929, 40% below the national average. It also billed 312 outpatient services, charging 13.48 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 256
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.9×
- 3Rank in LA (highest ratio = 1) 25 of 46
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 13 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Minden Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 48 | $33,929 | -40% | $8,766 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 38 | $53,954 | -40% | $14,173 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 21 | $39,829 | -33% | $9,297 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 21 | $20,556 | -50% | $6,308 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 20 | $26,388 | -29% | $5,851 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 19 | $28,898 | -59% | $10,836 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 15 | $25,540 | -36% | $6,198 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 13 | $38,388 | -24% | $7,879 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 13 | $31,010 | -19% | $5,914 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 12 | $35,334 | -53% | $10,806 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 12 | $39,617 | -18% | $6,788 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 12 | $38,332 | -42% | $11,229 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 12 | $33,552 | -35% | $8,115 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 143 | $20,504 | $2,298 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 37 | $40,647 | $2,740 |
| Level 3 Endovascular Procedures | 25 | $133,505 | $8,927 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 22 | $16,079 | $1,885 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 17 | $57,489 | $6,006 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 15 | $22,198 | $2,573 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 15 | $110,428 | $10,410 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 14 | $32,101 | $4,844 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 13 | $26,387 | $2,676 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 11 | $21,884 | $2,904 |
Against the Louisiana average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Minden Medical Center charged $33,929 on average, 18% less than the Louisiana average of $41,326, and was paid $8,766 against a state average of $9,753. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Minden Medical Center charged $53,954 on average, 21% less than the Louisiana average of $68,087, and was paid $14,173 against a state average of $14,397. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Minden Medical Center charged $39,829 on average, 18% less than the Louisiana average of $48,369, and was paid $9,297 against a state average of $9,868. For Renal Failure with CC (DRG 683), Minden Medical Center charged $20,556 on average, 31% less than the Louisiana average of $29,719, and was paid $6,308 against a state average of $7,179. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $20,504 was 26% above the state average of $16,215. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $40,647 was 53% above the state average of $26,600. For Level 3 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5193), its average charge of $133,505 was 71% above the state average of $78,200. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $16,079 was 14% above the state average of $14,054.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Minden Medical Center in Minden, LA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-10 (CMS case 3742)
- Warning Notice — 2026-04-14 (CMS case 7459)
- CAP Request — 2026-07-20 (CMS case 7459)
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.