Psychotherapy session cost in Louisiana

Prices at 42 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $177 — 24% below the US median ($232), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA $45 $134 ★ 2/5 162 min 15.3%
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $54 $143 ★ 4/5 179 min 14.6%
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA $57 $146 ★ 3/5 108 min 15.4%
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $59 $150 ★ 4/5 168 min 16.2%
Northlake Behavioral Health System Mandeville, LA $60 $94
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA $63 $160 ★ 2/5 104 min 15.3%
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA $95 $113 87 min 14.9%
Sabine Medical Center Many, LA $99 $330 128 min 15.4%
West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA $109 $257 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.0%
Savoy Medical Center Mamou, LA $122 $156 ★ 4/5 108 min 15.1%
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles, LA $126 $132 ★ 3/5 217 min 15.2%
Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Thibodaux, LA $128 $255 ★ 3/5 170 min 14.3%
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA $132 $331 ★ 2/5 81 min 15.4%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport, LA $132 $331 ★ 2/5
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches, LA $144 $144 ★ 4/5 160 min 15.4%
University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA $172 $213 ★ 2/5 353 min 15.5%
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital Slidell, LA $176 $147 14.4%
Dequincy Memorial Hospital Dequincy, LA $177 $168 99 min
Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA $177 $246
Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA $196 $209 ★ 2/5 128 min 15.3%
Desoto Regional Health System Mansfield, LA $210 $300 ★ 2/5 107 min 14.3%
Riverland Medical Center Ferriday, LA $219 $98 15.7%
Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA $232 $190 ★ 3/5 207 min 15.5%
The General Baton Rouge, LA $232 $190 174 min 15.0%
Richardson Medical Center Rayville, LA $238 $166 57 min 15.1%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$331
Cash / self-pay
$177
Insurer-negotiated
$179
Medicare pays
$140
$59$333
Median cash $177  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $177 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($140). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($281).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $331 list price could save about $154 (46%).

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