Knee replacement Cost in Shreveport, LA (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Shreveport, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $24,280 — 34% below the US median ($36,604), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	$24,280	$23,341	★ 2/5	247 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$93,383

Cash / self-pay

$24,280

Insurer-negotiated

$23,288

Medicare pays

$18,054

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $24,280 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($18,054). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($36,108).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $93,383 list price could save about $69,104 (74%).

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Doctors who perform this in Shreveport

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Steven Atchison, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Shreveport, LA	253
Cambize Shahrdar, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Shreveport, LA	89
John Googe, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Shreveport, LA	65
Charles Lobrano, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Shreveport, LA	64
Timothy Talbert, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Shreveport, LA	55
Lauren Mchan, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Shreveport, LA	53
James Bicknell, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Shreveport, LA	49
Edward Morgan, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Shreveport, LA	43
Craig Springmeyer, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Shreveport, LA	38
Benjamin Feibel, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Shreveport, LA	38
Paul Ballard, PA-C, ATC	Physician Assistant	Shreveport, LA	34
George Byram, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Shreveport, LA	34

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