Prices at 36 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,103 — 23% below the US median ($4,041), roughly 13.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $555 | $793 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $576 | $411 | — | 101 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $1,322 | $3,156 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $1,470 | $2,837 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA | $1,636 | $1,636 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | — |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $1,967 | $3,135 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $2,207 | $6,285 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Childrens Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $2,284 | $302 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $2,909 | $4,452 | — | 120 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $3,051 | $3,171 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $3,155 | $3,155 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $3,232 | $10,000 | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $3,706 | $3,236 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $3,787 | $3,156 | — | — | — |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital | Lafayette, LA | $4,047 | $3,176 | — | — | — |
| St Charles Parish Hospital | Luling, LA | $4,858 | $3,167 | — | 114 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $4,994 | $3,167 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital | Chalmette, LA | $5,524 | $3,167 | ★ 4/5 | 180 min | — |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical Center | Homer, LA | $9,229 | $9,229 | ★ 1/5 | 84 min | — |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $9,312 | — | ★ 4/5 | 161 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 September 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 $3,103 — about 13.2× the Medicare rate ($236). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($471).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $9,784 list price could save about $6,681 (68%).
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