Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71103 Hospital ***** CMS quality 2 of 5
67%Self-pay discount
67% off list
A better than average self-pay discount. Median across the 3,875 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 4.0× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 243
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- Ochsner LSU Hospitals
- Medicare ID
- 190098
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 2 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.3× | |
| Post-surgery recovery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.1× | |
| Anesthesia 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 7.1× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.6× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 3.4× | |
| Respiratory therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.2× | |
| Physical therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.3× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 8.1× | |
| Implanted devices cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.8× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.0× | |
| Dialysis 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.0× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.2× | |
| Emergency room visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.2× | |
| Observation stay 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.9× | |
| Inpatient room and board most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 3.0× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $44.55 cash price | $135 67% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $59.40 cash price | $180 67% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $90.50 cash price | $274 67% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $18.40 cash price | $55.77 67% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $9.57 cash price | $29.00 67% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $39.58 cash price | $120 67% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $18.32 cash price | $55.50 67% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $6.77 cash price | $20.52 67% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $3.30 cash price | $10.00 67% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $6.38 cash price | $19.32 67% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $161 cash price | $487 67% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 190098, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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