ST. James Parish Hosp. Serv. Dist.

ST. James Parish Hosp. Serv. Dist. was paid $7.70M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Dec 2024, across 83 billing codes. Its largest line is 99284, emergency room visit (serious) — 40% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoST. JAMES PARISH HOSP. SERV. DIST.
LUTCHER, LA 70071

33aNPI1588654966assigned 10/26/2005

33bProvider typeCritical Access Hospital

28Total paid$7.70M

24GClaims111,374

24DCodes billed83

24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Dec 2024

Compared with peers

Next to other Critical Access Hospital providers in Louisiana

Rank by total paid#8 of 40

Median peer was paid$3.19M

This provider vs. median2.4×

Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.

Box 24A · Dates of service

Paid by month

Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider

By year, as a table

Year	Claims	Paid
2018	15,844	$675K
2019	14,687	$599K
2020	9,258	$390K
2021	13,565	$1.02M
2022	21,318	$1.54M
2023	23,333	$2.28M
2024incomplete	13,369	$1.19M

Box 24 · Service lines

What it billed for

Code	Service	Share	Claims	Bene. records	Paid
99284	Emergency room visit (serious)Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, high severity	40%	11,089	9,581	$3.08M
99283	Emergency room visit (moderate)Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, moderate severity	34%	11,816	10,205	$2.59M
99285	Emergency room visit (most serious)Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, high severity with immediate threat to life	5.4%	1,048	843	$417K
99213	Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine)Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, low complexity	2.2%	6,967	4,366	$172K
71045	Radiologic examination, chest; single view	1.9%	1,992	1,676	$149K
96374	Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; intravenous push, single or initial substance	1.7%	1,190	887	$128K
96372	Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; subcutaneous or intramuscular	1.6%	3,823	3,008	$121K
87635	Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), amplified probe	1.3%	2,937	2,465	$98K
99211	Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, minimal severity	1.2%	4,626	3,831	$92K
70450	Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material	<1%	391	325	$74K
87804	Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Influenza, each type	<1%	7,467	3,105	$71K
93005	Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report	<1%	1,381	1,062	$64K

71 more codes

99282	Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, low to moderate severity	<1%	269	$58K
99214	Doctor's office visit, returning patient (more involved)	<1%	2,096	$50K
11042	Debridement, subcutaneous tissue (includes epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue); first 20 sq cm	<1%	650	$49K
74176	Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; without contrast material	<1%	109	$47K
85025	Blood count; complete (CBC), automated, and automated differential WBC count	<1%	8,946	$42K
87880	Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Streptococcus, group A	<1%	3,456	$42K
80050	General health panel	<1%	963	$41K
80053	Comprehensive metabolic panel	<1%	6,201	$39K
96365	Intravenous infusion, for therapy, prophylaxis, or diagnosis; initial, up to 1 hour	<1%	264	$37K
96375	Therapeutic injection; each additional sequential IV push	<1%	588	$33K
36415	Collection of venous blood by venipuncture	<1%	15,776	$31K
71046	Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views	<1%	218	$17K
96361	Intravenous infusion, hydration; each additional hour	<1%	351	$15K
80061	Lipid panel	<1%	1,277	$14K
J7030	Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc	<1%	788	$12K
99203	Doctor's office visit, new patient (routine)	<1%	367	$11K
45378	Colonoscopy, flexible; diagnostic, including collection of specimen(s)	<1%	32	$10K
76700	Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete	<1%	61	$9K
94640	Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction	<1%	56	$8K
45385	Colonoscopy, flexible; with removal of tumor(s), polyp(s), or other lesion(s)	<1%	27	$8K
76770		<1%	60	$8K
43239	Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with biopsy, single or multiple	<1%	36	$6K
80048	Basic metabolic panel (calcium, ionized)	<1%	1,095	$6K
81003		<1%	2,966	$5K
45380	Colonoscopy, flexible; with biopsy, single or multiple	<1%	12	$5K
97110	Therapeutic procedure, each 15 minutes; therapeutic exercises to develop strength and endurance, flexibility and range of motion	<1%	103	$4K
87426	Infectious agent antigen detection, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)	<1%	209	$4K
80307	Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; immunoassay	<1%	92	$4K
G0378	Hospital observation service, per hour	<1%	16	$3K
83036	Hemoglobin; glycosylated (A1C)	<1%	382	$3K
81001		<1%	1,430	$3K
G2023	Specimen collection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), any specimen source	<1%	491	$2K
J2405	Injection, ondansetron hydrochloride, per 1 mg	<1%	315	$2K
J1885	Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	<1%	228	$2K
99212	Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, straightforward	<1%	63	$2K
J0696	Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	<1%	32	$2K
76857		<1%	15	$2K
81025		<1%	227	$2K
Q9967	Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	<1%	22	$1K
82550		<1%	300	$1K
87081		<1%	160	$954.02
J2360	Injection, orphenadrine citrate, up to 60 mg	<1%	46	$651.18
83690		<1%	136	$574.02
84484		<1%	101	$538.86
99204	Doctor's office visit, new patient (more involved)	<1%	36	$464.00
J0702	Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	<1%	47	$440.60
Q0162	Ondansetron 1 mg, oral, fda approved prescription anti-emetic, for use as a complete therapeutic substitute for an iv anti-emetic at the time of chemotherapy treatment, not to exceed a 48 hour dosage regimen	<1%	16	$392.84
J7040	Infusion, normal saline solution, sterile (500 ml = 1 unit)	<1%	63	$337.18
J2930	Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 125 mg	<1%	21	$330.88
82306	Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed	<1%	14	$316.04
J2270	Injection, morphine sulfate, up to 10 mg	<1%	54	$314.32
J7120	Ringers lactate infusion, up to 1000 cc	<1%	2,053	$274.40
84439		<1%	48	$270.60
82553		<1%	56	$265.95
87807		<1%	13	$192.40
J2550	Injection, promethazine hcl, up to 50 mg	<1%	16	$179.67
81005		<1%	93	$165.64
90688		<1%	15	$130.50
82150		<1%	28	$102.96
J2704	Injection, propofol, 10 mg	<1%	2,560	$84.92
85379		<1%	16	$71.26
82043		<1%	12	$68.64
84703		<1%	18	$67.68
85730		<1%	17	$51.94
82962		<1%	43	$44.66
85610		<1%	17	$33.95
84443	Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)	<1%	13	$20.75
P9604	Travel allowance one way in connection with medically necessary laboratory specimen collection drawn from home bound or nursing home bound patient; prorated trip charge	0%	20	$0.00
88305	Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination	0%	295	$0.00
J7121	5% dextrose in lactated ringers infusion, up to 1000 cc	0%	16	$0.00
88342		0%	15	$0.00

Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.

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Authorized officialGEORGE, TRACY (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER)