RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301 · Acute Care Hospitals
84 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 27, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
84
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
11.8x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Proprietary
Above 90th Percentile
23%
Compared to LA hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER lists chargemaster rates that average 11.8x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 84 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in LA has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 4.5x, with ratios across the state ranging from 1.4x to 21.4x. At 11.8x, this facility’s average ratio is above the state median. 74 hospitals in LA report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER is EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC (DRG 039). The listed chargemaster rate is $177,402, while Medicare reimburses $6,742 for the same procedure — a ratio of 26.3x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
19 of 84 procedures (23%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other LA hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER is a proprietary acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 2/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $177,402 | $6,742 | 26.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $182,187 | $7,117 | 25.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 084 | $120,544 | $5,053 | 23.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $214,107 | $9,907 | 21.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $483,200 | $24,513 | 19.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $196,942 | $10,118 | 19.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $203,699 | $11,722 | 17.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $43,218 | $2,495 | 17.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $279,452 | $16,154 | 17.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $559,637 | $33,834 | 16.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $94,218 | $5,772 | 16.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $68,974 | $4,249 | 16.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $116,196 | $7,275 | 16.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $163,818 | $10,294 | 15.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $285,986 | $18,158 | 15.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $186,984 | $12,663 | 14.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $66,033 | $4,498 | 14.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $143,709 | $9,919 | 14.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $80,862 | $5,743 | 14.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $81,733 | $5,952 | 13.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $55,229 | $4,088 | 13.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $171,051 | $12,764 | 13.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $215,102 | $16,690 | 12.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $338,982 | $26,604 | 12.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $156,812 | $12,357 | 12.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $120,917 | $9,569 | 12.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $67,461 | $5,342 | 12.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $79,509 | $6,447 | 12.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $352,329 | $28,739 | 12.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $138,109 | $11,388 | 12.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $57,175 | $4,741 | 12.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $383,649 | $31,826 | 12.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $122,747 | $10,437 | 11.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL AND DUODENAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 326 | $381,916 | $32,781 | 11.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $209,438 | $18,010 | 11.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $484,735 | $41,704 | 11.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $93,076 | $8,057 | 11.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $47,901 | $4,170 | 11.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT >96 HOURS | 207 | $472,615 | $41,727 | 11.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $94,292 | $8,341 | 11.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $76,486 | $6,811 | 11.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH MCC | 085 | $152,300 | $13,651 | 11.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $64,357 | $5,775 | 11.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $99,916 | $9,040 | 11.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $67,546 | $6,154 | 11.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $101,278 | $9,347 | 10.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $54,589 | $5,141 | 10.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $58,753 | $5,599 | 10.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $125,208 | $11,983 | 10.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $48,618 | $4,685 | 10.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across LA hospitals
74 hospitals in LA report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 11.8x places it at the upper-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
How much does RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER's listed chargemaster rates average 11.8x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 84 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER is EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC (DRG 039), with a listed charge of $177,402 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $6,742 — a ratio of 26.3x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER expensive compared to other LA hospitals?
RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 11.8x. Ratios vary significantly across LA hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER in ALEXANDRIA, LA accept Medicare?
RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.