Northern Louisiana Medical Center
401 EAST VAUGHN AVENUE, Ruston, LA 71270
Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston, LA has an average Medicare payment of $14,149 and a Value Score of B (65/100). Compare prices for 11 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Northern Louisiana Medical Center
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Northern Louisiana Medical Center at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. The underlying CMS Hospital Compare measures are mostly favorable — the better-than-benchmark count exceeds the worse-than-benchmark count by a meaningful margin.
Cost-wise, Northern Louisiana Medical Center is mid-pack: $14,149 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Northern Louisiana Medical Center's value rating (65/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Northern Louisiana Medical Center is investor-owned — a proprietary hospital, the minority ownership pattern in U.S. acute care. For-profit hospitals are more concentrated in some regions (Florida, Texas, Nevada) than others. The CMS payment record for Northern Louisiana Medical Center lists 11 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with CC, Transient Ischemia. Emergency services are available, which is the norm for acute-care hospitals and a meaningful factor for any patient choosing a facility for unplanned care.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $48,704 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $10,235 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $9,494 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $7,740 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $10,745 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $5,047 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $20,965 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $12,462 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,920 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $15,553 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $6,771 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Northern Louisiana Medical Center Compares
Northern Louisiana Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $14,149, 2% below the Louisiana state average of $14,492. That is 11% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (3% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (65/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Northern Louisiana Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Northern Louisiana Medical Center has an average payment of $14,149 across 11 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Northern Louisiana Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Northern Louisiana Medical Center has a Value Score of B (65/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Proprietary facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Northern Louisiana Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 401 EAST VAUGHN AVENUE, Ruston, LA 71270. Phone: (318) 254-2100.
Explore Hospital Cost Data
Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.