Prices at 45 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $944 — 55% below the US median ($2,076), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $348 | $348 | ★ 4/5 | 160 min | 15.4% |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $392 | $472 | — | — | 14.4% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital | Chalmette, LA | $419 | $328 | ★ 4/5 | 181 min | 15.0% |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings, LA | $451 | $550 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | 15.3% |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $478 | $500 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | 16.0% |
| New Orleans East Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $519 | $1,000 | — | 137 min | 14.9% |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $535 | $888 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | 15.3% |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $548 | $913 | ★ 4/5 | 179 min | 14.6% |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $549 | $877 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | 14.8% |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $580 | $729 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | 15.8% |
| Minden Medical Center | Minden, LA | $594 | $990 | ★ 2/5 | 117 min | 15.5% |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $627 | $1,041 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 16.2% |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $636 | $334 | ★ 3/5 | 108 min | 15.4% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital | Luling, LA | $686 | $830 | — | 117 min | 15.2% |
| Avoyelles Hospital | Marksville, LA | $693 | $2,310 | ★ 1/5 | 79 min | 15.1% |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $741 | $431 | — | 106 min | — |
| Madison Parish Hospital | Tallulah, LA | $759 | $835 | — | 121 min | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $786 | $1,148 | — | 119 min | 14.5% |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $814 | $618 | ★ 2/5 | 353 min | 15.5% |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center | Bernice, LA | $825 | $1,344 | — | 121 min | 14.9% |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $869 | $476 | ★ 3/5 | 211 min | 16.4% |
| Lane Regional Medical Center | Zachary, LA | $944 | $1,041 | ★ 3/5 | 184 min | 15.3% |
| Acadia St Landry | Church Point, LA | $1,118 | $750 | — | — | — |
| Opelousas General Health System | Opelousas, LA | $1,314 | $1,949 | ★ 2/5 | 128 min | 15.3% |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $1,398 | — | ★ 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 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 $944 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($268). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($536).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,739 list price could save about $1,795 (66%).
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