Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport
OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT charges 3.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 37 analyzed procedures, according to our analysis of this Shreveport nonprofit hospital's pricing data.
Shreveport, LA 71130 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
3.46x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
4.65x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
37
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $71,426 | $35,713 | — | 4.7x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $40,931 | $20,466 | — | 4.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $87,814 | $43,907 | — | 4.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $30,042 | $15,021 | — | 4.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $39,535 | $19,767 | — | 4.2x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $38,731 | $19,366 | — | 4.2x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $36,006 | $18,003 | — | 4.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $101,335 | $50,667 | — | 4.1x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $81,945 | $40,972 | — | 4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $29,762 | $14,881 | — | 4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $35,458 | $17,729 | — | 3.9x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $81,000 | $40,500 | — | 3.7x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $35,901 | $17,950 | — | 3.7x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $135,539 | $67,769 | — | 3.7x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $57,110 | $28,555 | — | 3.7x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $43,087 | $21,543 | — | 3.6x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $122,136 | $61,068 | — | 3.6x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $79,094 | $39,547 | — | 3.5x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $91,862 | $45,931 | — | 3.4x |
| WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D | 464 | $129,645 | $64,823 | — | 3.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $68,045 | $34,022 | — | 3.3x |
| ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 834 | $211,409 | $105,704 | — | 3.2x |
| LIMB REATTACHMENT, HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 956 | $202,013 | $101,006 | — | 3.2x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $63,572 | $31,786 | — | 3.2x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $54,266 | $27,133 | — | 3.2x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $39,847 | $19,924 | — | 3.1x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $100,272 | $50,136 | — | 3.1x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $124,383 | $62,192 | — | 3.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $49,306 | $24,653 | — | 3x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $170,418 | $85,209 | — | 2.9x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $147,107 | $73,553 | — | 2.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $31,133 | $15,567 | — | 2.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $32,693 | $16,347 | — | 2.8x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $21,270 | $10,635 | — | 2.6x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 957 | $210,015 | $105,007 | — | 2.5x |
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NEC | 003 | $415,687 | $207,843 | — | 2.4x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $112,350 | $56,175 | — | 2.4x |
How OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT compares to nearby hospitals
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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