IV infusion therapy (each additional) Cost in Louisiana

Prices at 61 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $67 — 48% below the US median ($129), roughly 3.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Avoyelles Hospital	Marksville, LA	$20	$66	★ 1/5	79 min	15.1%
Ochsner Medical Center Acute	New Orleans, LA	$22	$47	★ 4/5	168 min	16.2%
East Jefferson General Hospital	Metairie, LA	$23	$118	★ 2/5	162 min	15.3%
St Charles Parish Hospital	Luling, LA	$25	$42	—	117 min	15.2%
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$27	$43	★ 4/5	179 min	14.6%
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe	Monroe, LA	$27	$42	★ 3/5	155 min	15.2%
Sabine Medical Center	Many, LA	$28	$92	—	128 min	15.4%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	$34	$43	★ 2/5	247 min	15.8%
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center	Houma, LA	$34	$42	★ 3/5	128 min	14.8%
Ochsner American Legion Hospital	Jennings, LA	$41	$57	★ 2/5	104 min	15.3%
Ochsner St Mary	Morgan City, LA	$43	$42	★ 2/5	81 min	15.4%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent	Shreveport, LA	$43	$42	★ 2/5	—	—
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center	Natchitoches, LA	$43	$43	★ 4/5	160 min	15.4%
St Charles Surgical Hospital	New Orleans, LA	$43	—	—	—	14.9%
St Bernard Parish Hospital	Chalmette, LA	$44	$43	★ 4/5	181 min	15.0%
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana	Baton Rouge, LA	$45	$44	—	—	16.4%
New Orleans East Hospital	New Orleans, LA	$46	$71	—	137 min	14.9%
University Medical Center New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	$49	$62	★ 2/5	353 min	15.5%
North Caddo Medical Center	Vivian, LA	$50	—	—	118 min	14.9%
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital	Slidell, LA	$51	$42	—	—	14.4%
Acadian Medical Center	Eunice, LA	$53	$177	★ 3/5	113 min	15.1%
Madison Parish Hospital	Tallulah, LA	$53	$58	—	121 min	—
Lallie Kemp Medical Center	Independence, LA	$54	$25	—	106 min	—
Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital	Alexandria, LA	$56	$48	★ 3/5	211 min	16.4%
West Jefferson Medical Center	Marrero, LA	$60	$74	★ 3/5	154 min	15.0%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)

$150

Cash / self-pay

$67

Insurer-negotiated

$62

Medicare pays

$21

$28$145

Median cash $67 · Medicare $21 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $67 — about 3.1× the Medicare rate ($21). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($43).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $150 list price could save about $83 (55%).

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