US Health Care Costs

Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport

1541 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130 · (318) 675-5058

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$7.9Mnet income, all sources
−9.4%margin on patient care alone
$27.7Mcost of charity care (4.7% of costs)
$37.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
243beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 87170$89,454$25,295
Anemia and blood disorders 81264$23,988$10,886
Heart failure, with major complications 29158$49,337$14,238
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O 02349$132,013$51,638
Stroke, with major complications 06448$47,661$20,958
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06544$39,133$12,007
Seizures 10143$41,511$12,329
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02537$166,565$51,726
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 02728$107,808$24,952
Respiratory failure 18925$53,252$14,365
Back problems (no surgery) 55223$36,503$10,951
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64023$48,093$15,641
Kidney failure, with complications 68323$28,004$10,879
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85321$250,139$67,309
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07120$29,517$12,346
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Cc 08620$45,611$14,738
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07019$75,412$27,788
Breathing problem needing a ventilator (up to 4 days) 20818$69,296$27,625
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48118$112,228$25,245
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64118$25,328$9,399
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Cc 08317$41,897$15,098
Sepsis 87217$39,034$12,809
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Cc 49315$101,746$26,497
Seizures with Mcc 10014$63,341$21,392
Fainting 31214$27,067$10,370
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37814$33,040$12,395
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69814$42,441$17,617
Ecmo or Tracheostomy with Mv >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Nec 00313$587,518$193,891
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Mcc 08213$91,816$28,166
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis Without Mc 02412$108,572$37,814
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25212$113,590$34,520
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46712$140,539$35,852
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87012$248,487$76,910
Heart attack, with major complications 28011$71,109$20,131
Stomach and digestive disorders 39211$30,072$10,210
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46011$133,916$37,390
Kidney failure, with major complications 68211$56,566$17,796
Chemotherapy Without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with Cc 84711$62,039$18,729
Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma 95611$246,174$76,181
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 98111$215,889$58,113

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