82/100
#300 nationally
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
501 Keyser Ave, Natchitoches, LA 71457 · (318) 214-4200
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Natchitoches Regional Medical Center billed $3.26 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 3.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 13
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in LA
- #4
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 87% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 74% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 84% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 78% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
110 | $5,899 | $2,075 | -50% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
94 | $2,041 | $608 | -35% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
83 | $18,301 | $2,437 | -6% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
80 | $5,914 | $1,444 | -41% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
49 | $33,895 | $16,023 | -48% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
22 | $11,783 | $3,001 | -43% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $22,615 | $10,120 | -53% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
18 | $53,606 | $11,704 | -14% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
16 | $19,586 | $4,607 | -29% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
15 | $26,964 | $5,138 | -23% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,301 | $2,437 | -6% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,606 | $11,704 | -14% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,964 | $5,138 | -23% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,586 | $4,607 | -29% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,041 | $608 | -35% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,914 | $1,444 | -41% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,783 | $3,001 | -43% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$33,895 | $16,023 | -48% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$19,711 | $9,338 | -58% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$17,654 | $8,464 | -55% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$22,615 | $10,120 | -53% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$14,309 | $6,631 | -52% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,899 | $2,075 | -50% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$33,895 | $16,023 | -48% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,783 | $3,001 | -43% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,914 | $1,444 | -41% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.