Prices at 30 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,658 — 34% below the US median ($5,508), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $1,292 | $1,845 | ★ 2/5 | 107 min | 14.3% |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $1,818 | $2,890 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | 14.8% |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $2,884 | $2,884 | ★ 4/5 | 160 min | 15.4% |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $3,456 | $2,880 | — | — | 14.4% |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $3,658 | $2,880 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | 16.0% |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $4,318 | $2,954 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | 15.8% |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $4,551 | $5,852 | — | 119 min | 14.5% |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $13,790 | $2,890 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 16.2% |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $14,644 | — | ★ 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 $3,658 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($601). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,202).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $16,607 list price could save about $12,949 (78%).
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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