Prices at 33 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $12,573 — 64% above the US median ($7,668), roughly 8.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $2,317 | $3,310 | ★ 2/5 | 107 min | 14.3% |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital | Lafayette, LA | $2,746 | $11,568 | — | — | 14.6% |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $7,214 | — | ★ 4/5 | 171 min | 15.8% |
| Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $8,832 | — | — | — | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $11,910 | $11,910 | ★ 4/5 | 160 min | 15.4% |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $12,573 | $11,774 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | 16.0% |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $14,119 | $12,074 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | 15.8% |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $14,128 | $11,774 | — | — | 14.4% |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $15,242 | $11,695 | ★ 3/5 | 108 min | 15.4% |
| The Spine Hospital of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $21,870 | $13,203 | — | — | 16.4% |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $27,858 | $11,814 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 16.2% |
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 August 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 $12,573 — about 8.9× the Medicare rate ($1,410). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($2,821).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $32,993 list price could save about $20,419 (62%).
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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