Louisiana / Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport
CMS certification 190098 · Shreveport, LA · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport: charges and Medicare payments
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport reported 925 Medicare inpatient stays across 40 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.16 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Louisiana, number 33 of 46 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.2×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 70 stays at an average charge of $89,454, 1% below the national average. It also billed 1,678 outpatient services, charging 7.62 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 925
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.16×
- 3Rank in LA (highest ratio = 1) 33 of 46
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 40 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport charged more than the national average in 3 (8%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 70 | $89,454 | -1% | $25,295 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 64 | $23,988 | -46% | $10,886 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 58 | $49,337 | -12% | $14,238 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 49 | $132,013 | -53% | $51,638 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 48 | $47,661 | -52% | $20,958 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 44 | $39,132 | -30% | $12,007 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 43 | $41,511 | -15% | $12,329 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 37 | $166,565 | -28% | $51,726 |
| 027 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures without... | 28 | $107,808 | -23% | $24,952 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 25 | $53,252 | -8% | $14,365 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 23 | $36,503 | -25% | $10,951 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 23 | $48,093 | -20% | $15,641 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 23 | $28,004 | -31% | $10,879 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 21 | $250,139 | +9% | $67,309 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 20 | $29,517 | -42% | $12,346 |
| 086 Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with CC | 20 | $45,611 | -33% | $14,738 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 19 | $75,412 | -1% | $27,788 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 18 | $69,296 | -49% | $27,625 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 18 | $112,228 | +11% | $25,244 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $25,328 | -32% | $9,399 |
| 083 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with CC | 17 | $41,897 | -43% | $15,098 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 17 | $39,034 | -20% | $12,809 |
| 493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and... | 15 | $101,746 | -15% | $26,497 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 14 | $63,341 | -33% | $21,392 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 14 | $27,067 | -41% | $10,370 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 14 | $33,040 | -32% | $12,395 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 14 | $42,441 | -42% | $17,617 |
| 003 ECMO or Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal... | 13 | $587,518 | -44% | $193,891 |
| 082 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with MCC | 13 | $91,816 | -20% | $28,166 |
| 024 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 12 | $108,572 | -44% | $37,814 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 12 | $113,590 | -34% | $34,520 |
| 467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC | 12 | $140,539 | -11% | $35,852 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 12 | $248,487 | -23% | $76,910 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 11 | $71,109 | -6% | $20,131 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 11 | $30,072 | -25% | $10,210 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 11 | $133,916 | -21% | $37,390 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 11 | $56,566 | -14% | $17,796 |
| 847 Chemotherapy without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis... | 11 | $62,039 | -8% | $18,729 |
| 956 Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple... | 11 | $246,174 | +40% | $76,181 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 11 | $215,889 | 0% | $58,113 |
Outpatient services
Against the Louisiana average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport charged $89,454 on average, 31% more than the Louisiana average of $68,087, and was paid $25,295 against a state average of $14,397. For Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC (DRG 812), Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport charged $23,988 on average, 21% less than the Louisiana average of $30,301, and was paid $10,886 against a state average of $8,019. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport charged $49,337 on average, 19% more than the Louisiana average of $41,326, and was paid $14,238 against a state average of $9,753. For Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with MCC O (DRG 023), Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport charged $132,013 on average, 34% less than the Louisiana average of $198,775, and was paid $51,638 against a state average of $45,776. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $13,748 was 15% below the state average of $16,215. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $2,541 was 20% below the state average of $3,170. For Level 3 Airway Endoscopy (outpatient APC 5153), its average charge of $13,244 was 5% above the state average of $12,672. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $13,134 was 7% below the state average of $14,054.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport in Shreveport, LA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-03-27 (CMS case 3438)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.