Willis Knighton Medical Center
WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER in Shreveport, LA charges 6.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 174 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private hospital.
Shreveport, LA 71103 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.09x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.85x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
174
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $207,113 | $103,557 | — | 11.9x |
| FEVER AND INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS | 864 | $54,827 | $27,414 | — | 11.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 684 | $31,899 | $15,950 | — | 10.7x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC | 419 | $62,084 | $31,042 | — | 9.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $30,744 | $15,372 | — | 9.6x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 442 | $44,138 | $22,069 | — | 9.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $27,890 | $13,945 | — | 9.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 673 | $192,632 | $96,316 | — | 8.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $29,457 | $14,729 | — | 8.6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITHOUT CC/MCC | 195 | $26,062 | $13,031 | — | 8.5x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $51,464 | $25,732 | — | 8.3x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $72,824 | $36,412 | — | 8.2x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $78,451 | $39,225 | — | 8.2x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC | 433 | $49,102 | $24,551 | — | 8.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $35,363 | $17,681 | — | 8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $89,176 | $44,588 | — | 7.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $81,129 | $40,564 | — | 7.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $33,639 | $16,819 | — | 7.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $37,453 | $18,726 | — | 7.6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $69,146 | $34,573 | — | 7.5x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $65,148 | $32,574 | — | 7.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $19,099 | $9,550 | — | 7.5x |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $80,509 | $40,254 | — | 7.5x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $41,482 | $20,741 | — | 7.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $39,352 | $19,676 | — | 7.5x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $36,692 | $18,346 | — | 7.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITH CC | 657 | $77,557 | $38,779 | — | 7.5x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $32,324 | $16,162 | — | 7.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $20,147 | $10,073 | — | 7.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $60,756 | $30,378 | — | 7.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $41,372 | $20,686 | — | 7.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC | 659 | $133,667 | $66,834 | — | 7.3x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $80,675 | $40,337 | — | 7.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITHOUT CC/MCC | 293 | $20,347 | $10,174 | — | 7.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $140,983 | $70,491 | — | 7.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $43,127 | $21,563 | — | 7.1x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $72,415 | $36,208 | — | 7.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $40,762 | $20,381 | — | 7x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $40,668 | $20,334 | — | 7x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $30,093 | $15,046 | — | 7x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $32,941 | $16,470 | — | 6.9x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 674 | $95,760 | $47,880 | — | 6.9x |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $80,420 | $40,210 | — | 6.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $94,755 | $47,377 | — | 6.8x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $40,637 | $20,318 | — | 6.8x |
| HERNIA PROCEDURES EXCEPT INGUINAL AND FEMORAL WITH CC | 354 | $69,743 | $34,871 | — | 6.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $64,901 | $32,451 | — | 6.7x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC | 417 | $95,445 | $47,722 | — | 6.7x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $33,888 | $16,944 | — | 6.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $28,139 | $14,069 | — | 6.6x |
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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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