Louisiana / Specialists Hospital Shreveport
CMS certification 190278 · Shreveport, LA · 5 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Specialists Hospital Shreveport: charges and Medicare payments
Specialists Hospital Shreveport reported 347 Medicare inpatient stays across 8 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.37 times what it was paid — mid-range in Louisiana, number 22 of 46 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.2×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 455, Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC: 156 stays at an average charge of $121,761, 40% below the national average. It also billed 2,027 outpatient services, charging 5.07 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 347
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.37×
- 3Rank in LA (highest ratio = 1) 22 of 46
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 5
Inpatient stays
For the 8 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Specialists Hospital Shreveport charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 156 | $121,761 | -40% | $28,246 |
| 473 Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 62 | $76,291 | -34% | $15,270 |
| 468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC | 30 | $73,912 | -40% | $16,317 |
| 454 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC | 28 | $170,673 | -39% | $37,957 |
| 428 Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion... | 24 | $142,736 | -44% | $34,547 |
| 402 Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion... | 21 | $92,798 | -51% | $24,561 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 14 | $52,963 | -43% | $11,486 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 12 | $93,697 | -45% | $23,014 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 725 | $45,304 | $10,917 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 485 | $7,219 | $1,605 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 291 | $26,722 | $5,838 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 219 | $14,426 | $2,683 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 175 | $6,518 | $1,340 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 94 | $57,283 | $15,614 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 23 | $12,527 | $2,385 |
| Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures | 15 | $33,529 | $5,741 |
Against the Louisiana average
For Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 455), Specialists Hospital Shreveport charged $121,761 on average, 15% less than the Louisiana average of $143,082, and was paid $28,246 against a state average of $30,380. For Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 473), Specialists Hospital Shreveport charged $76,291 on average, 15% less than the Louisiana average of $89,770, and was paid $15,270 against a state average of $16,484. For Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC (DRG 468), Specialists Hospital Shreveport charged $73,912 on average, 38% less than the Louisiana average of $119,903, and was paid $16,317 against a state average of $19,178. For Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with CC (DRG 454), Specialists Hospital Shreveport charged $170,673 on average, 15% less than the Louisiana average of $200,041, and was paid $37,957 against a state average of $44,253. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $45,304 was 29% below the state average of $63,573. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $7,219 was 39% below the state average of $11,748. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $26,722 was 37% below the state average of $42,639. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $14,426 was 39% below the state average of $23,541.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Specialists Hospital Shreveport in Shreveport, LA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-07-07 (CMS case 559)
- CAP Request — 2023-11-14 (CMS case 559)
- Closure Notice — 2024-03-18 (CMS case 559)
- Warning Notice — 2026-03-20 (CMS case 7323)
- CAP Request — 2026-06-26 (CMS case 7323)
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.