Prices at 52 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,081 — 53% below the US median ($2,309), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $478 | $723 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | 16.0% |
| Winn Parish Medical Center | Winnfield, LA | $536 | $1,788 | — | 100 min | 14.5% |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $580 | $741 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | 15.8% |
| Avala | Covington, LA | $625 | $738 | — | — | 14.0% |
| Ochsner St Mary | Morgan City, LA | $660 | $1,078 | ★ 2/5 | 81 min | 15.4% |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | Shreveport, LA | $660 | $1,078 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $687 | $718 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | 15.2% |
| Avoyelles Hospital | Marksville, LA | $693 | $2,310 | ★ 1/5 | 79 min | 15.1% |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $725 | $725 | ★ 4/5 | 160 min | 15.4% |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $751 | $862 | ★ 3/5 | 211 min | 16.4% |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $781 | $1,088 | ★ 4/5 | 149 min | 15.3% |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $792 | $726 | ★ 4/5 | 179 min | 14.6% |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings, LA | $805 | $1,077 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | 15.3% |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $814 | $1,102 | ★ 2/5 | 353 min | 15.5% |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $824 | $926 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | 14.8% |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center | Bernice, LA | $825 | $1,344 | — | 121 min | 14.9% |
| Byrd Regional Hospital | Leesville, LA | $826 | $1,627 | ★ 2/5 | 123 min | 17.4% |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Leesville | Leesville, LA | $826 | $1,627 | — | — | — |
| Lane Regional Medical Center | Zachary, LA | $835 | $1,194 | ★ 3/5 | 184 min | 15.3% |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $868 | $723 | — | — | 14.4% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital | Chalmette, LA | $877 | $725 | ★ 4/5 | 181 min | 15.0% |
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $935 | $1,335 | ★ 2/5 | 107 min | 14.3% |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $941 | $1,168 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 16.2% |
| Childrens Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $970 | $1,092 | — | — | — |
| St Charles Parish Hospital | Luling, LA | $1,065 | $1,141 | — | 117 min | 15.2% |
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 $1,081 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($313). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($625).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,839 list price could save about $1,758 (62%).
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