Prices at 34 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,825 — 9% above the US median ($5,369), roughly 9.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $1,246 | $1,780 | ★ 2/5 | 107 min | 14.3% |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center-Parish | Houma, LA | $1,703 | $4,383 | ★ 4/5 | 148 min | 15.8% |
| Citizens Medical Center | Columbia, LA | $1,750 | $536 | ★ 3/5 | 123 min | 15.6% |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $2,351 | $6,537 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | 16.0% |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $4,428 | $6,493 | ★ 3/5 | 108 min | 15.4% |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $4,480 | $6,704 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | 15.8% |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $4,722 | $8,586 | — | 119 min | 14.5% |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $5,177 | $6,559 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | 14.8% |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $6,474 | $6,474 | ★ 4/5 | 160 min | 15.4% |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $7,720 | $6,493 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | 15.2% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital | Chalmette, LA | $7,784 | $6,559 | ★ 4/5 | 181 min | 15.0% |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $7,844 | $6,537 | — | — | 14.4% |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital | Lafayette, LA | $9,458 | $6,538 | — | — | 14.6% |
| The Spine Hospital of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $12,150 | $4,299 | — | — | 16.4% |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $14,928 | $6,559 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 16.2% |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $18,813 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | 15.8% |
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 June 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)
Typical cash price here is $5,825 — about 9.6× the Medicare rate ($608). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,216).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $14,249 list price could save about $8,424 (59%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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