Louisiana / Sterling Surgical Hospital
CMS certification 190256 · Slidell, LA
Sterling Surgical Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Sterling Surgical Hospital reported 53 Medicare inpatient stays across 2 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 6.04 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 470, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC: 30 stays at an average charge of $75,247, 19% below the national average. It also billed 684 outpatient services, charging 6.07 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 53
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 6.04×
- 3Rank in LA (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 2 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Sterling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 30 | $75,247 | -19% | $11,773 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 23 | $126,013 | -26% | $21,745 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 221 | $7,266 | $1,968 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 183 | $12,471 | $1,633 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 92 | $52,972 | $11,032 |
| Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 48 | $36,830 | $5,672 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 37 | $34,760 | $6,060 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 34 | $17,830 | $2,742 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 22 | $77,136 | $15,754 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 19 | $8,148 | $1,362 |
| Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 16 | $108,503 | $26,228 |
| Level 2 Intraocular Procedures | 12 | $19,346 | $3,444 |
Against the Louisiana average
For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Sterling Surgical Hospital charged $75,247 on average, 18% less than the Louisiana average of $91,575, and was paid $11,773 against a state average of $13,850. For Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC (DRG 460), Sterling Surgical Hospital charged $126,013 on average, 16% less than the Louisiana average of $150,620, and was paid $21,745 against a state average of $27,371. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $7,266 was 48% below the state average of $14,054. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $12,471 was 6% above the state average of $11,748. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $52,972 was 17% below the state average of $63,573. For Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures (outpatient APC 5462), its average charge of $36,830 was 40% above the state average of $26,240.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.