Prices at 50 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $477 — 32% below the US median ($702), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings, LA | $137 | $192 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | 15.3% |
| Sabine Medical Center | Many, LA | $140 | $425 | — | 128 min | 15.4% |
| Riverland Medical Center | Ferriday, LA | $151 | $127 | — | — | 15.7% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA | $224 | $1,142 | ★ 3/5 | 154 min | 15.0% |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $255 | $644 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | 16.0% |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center | Bernice, LA | $273 | $362 | — | 121 min | 14.9% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $282 | $3,904 | ★ 2/5 | 162 min | 15.3% |
| Citizens Medical Center | Columbia, LA | $314 | $350 | ★ 3/5 | 123 min | 15.6% |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical Center | Homer, LA | $333 | $473 | ★ 1/5 | 111 min | 16.6% |
| Ochsner St Mary | Morgan City, LA | $343 | $640 | ★ 2/5 | 81 min | 15.4% |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | Shreveport, LA | $343 | $640 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Richardson Medical Center | Rayville, LA | $356 | $380 | — | 57 min | 15.1% |
| Childrens Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $373 | $159 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $377 | $1,171 | ★ 4/5 | 168 min | 16.2% |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $381 | $646 | ★ 3/5 | 128 min | 14.8% |
| North Caddo Medical Center | Vivian, LA | $408 | — | — | 118 min | 14.9% |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | $418 | $410 | ★ 3/5 | 217 min | 15.2% |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $434 | $640 | ★ 3/5 | 155 min | 15.2% |
| Acadia St Landry | Church Point, LA | $443 | $200 | — | — | — |
| Acadian Medical Center | Eunice, LA | $445 | $1,146 | ★ 3/5 | 113 min | 15.1% |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $477 | $361 | — | 106 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $491 | $660 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | 15.8% |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $494 | $842 | — | 119 min | 14.5% |
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $496 | $709 | ★ 2/5 | 107 min | 14.3% |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $499 | $361 | ★ 4/5 | 160 min | 15.4% |
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 $477 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($171). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($342).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,566 list price could save about $1,088 (70%).
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