Louisiana / Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc
CMS certification 190111 · Shreveport, LA
Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc: charges and Medicare payments
Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc reported 7,173 Medicare inpatient stays across 167 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.06 times what it was paid — mid-range in Louisiana, number 18 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: 753 stays at an average charge of $72,561, 20% below the national average. It also billed 8,394 outpatient services, charging 7.81 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 7,173
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.06×
- 3Rank in LA (highest ratio = 1) 18 of 46
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 167 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc charged more than the national average in 14 (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 | 753 | $72,561 | -20% | $13,940 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 395 | $46,694 | -17% | $9,676 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 233 | $50,499 | -15% | $9,724 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 217 | $30,992 | -18% | $6,280 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 160 | $43,861 | -11% | $7,863 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 159 | $60,720 | -14% | $11,772 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 150 | $33,976 | -17% | $7,074 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 149 | $43,154 | -16% | $8,990 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 124 | $42,728 | -29% | $9,629 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 112 | $51,019 | -11% | $9,273 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 110 | $32,022 | -14% | $6,292 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 110 | $61,584 | -16% | $12,036 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 109 | $38,320 | -24% | $8,381 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 106 | $41,733 | -25% | $7,509 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 103 | $31,651 | -21% | $5,953 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 102 | $41,701 | -14% | $7,311 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 96 | $176,352 | -23% | $35,176 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 94 | $30,648 | -15% | $5,939 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 92 | $55,515 | -16% | $10,688 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 82 | $78,784 | -22% | $14,716 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 80 | $33,893 | -12% | $6,327 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 79 | $83,618 | -18% | $14,575 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 79 | $32,386 | -13% | $6,796 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 73 | $62,353 | -38% | $15,060 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 73 | $38,710 | -18% | $7,720 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 63 | $93,905 | -18% | $14,449 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 61 | $33,157 | -32% | $7,102 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 61 | $30,943 | -30% | $6,723 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 54 | $77,734 | -50% | $21,566 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 54 | $67,706 | -21% | $12,761 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 53 | $59,300 | +5% | $9,011 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 52 | $135,219 | -39% | $32,280 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 51 | $31,994 | -30% | $6,538 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 47 | $42,812 | -30% | $10,300 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 46 | $76,803 | -19% | $15,174 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 46 | $28,818 | -26% | $6,111 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 46 | $198,773 | -39% | $47,061 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 43 | $56,148 | -26% | $11,563 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 42 | $31,711 | -33% | $6,993 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 41 | $34,782 | -12% | $6,264 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 41 | $26,083 | -9% | $4,533 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 41 | $83,958 | -10% | $12,590 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 40 | $42,899 | -5% | $7,602 |
| 331 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures without CC/MCC | 40 | $71,610 | -17% | $11,829 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 38 | $160,190 | -31% | $32,797 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 38 | $109,485 | -8% | $16,438 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 37 | $40,754 | -19% | $5,884 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 37 | $37,136 | -24% | $7,553 |
| 948 Signs and Symptoms without MCC | 36 | $28,094 | -26% | $6,094 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 35 | $156,806 | -27% | $30,098 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 34 | $30,218 | -29% | $5,195 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 34 | $125,609 | -26% | $25,847 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 33 | $60,387 | -36% | $13,711 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 33 | $39,827 | -42% | $9,990 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 32 | $45,555 | -10% | $6,886 |
| 292 Heart Failure and Shock with CC | 32 | $28,241 | -27% | $6,696 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 32 | $104,827 | -24% | $19,573 |
| 884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability | 32 | $31,286 | -50% | $11,819 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 31 | $31,498 | -24% | $7,234 |
| 057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC | 29 | $46,790 | -17% | $9,796 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 167 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Louisiana average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc charged $72,561 on average, 7% more than the Louisiana average of $68,087, and was paid $13,940 against a state average of $14,397. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc charged $46,694 on average, 13% more than the Louisiana average of $41,326, and was paid $9,676 against a state average of $9,753. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc charged $50,499 on average, 4% more than the Louisiana average of $48,369, and was paid $9,724 against a state average of $9,868. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc charged $30,992 on average, 14% more than the Louisiana average of $27,275, and was paid $6,280 against a state average of $6,347. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $14,162 was 1% above the state average of $14,054. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $19,124 was 18% above the state average of $16,215. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $12,537 was 27% above the state average of $9,908. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $70,473 was 11% above the state average of $63,573.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.