X-ray of the facial bones cost in Louisiana

Prices at 63 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $135 — 48% below the US median ($262), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell, LA $41 $81 ★ 2/5 203 min 16.0%
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA $55 $80 ★ 3/5 108 min 15.4%
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $58 $92 ★ 4/5 168 min 16.2%
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA $58 $81 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.8%
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA $62 $80 ★ 2/5 81 min 15.4%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport, LA $62 $80 ★ 2/5
Sabine Medical Center Many, LA $64 $84 128 min 15.4%
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA $71 $98 117 min 15.2%
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $75 $81 ★ 4/5 179 min 14.6%
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA $83 $115 ★ 2/5 104 min 15.3%
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA $84 $82 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.3%
Lallie Kemp Medical Center Independence, LA $86 $23 106 min
West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA $93 $146 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.0%
Minden Medical Center Minden, LA $99 $202 ★ 2/5 117 min 15.5%
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches, LA $99 $99 ★ 4/5 160 min 15.4%
St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA $102 $87 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.0%
University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA $105 $129 ★ 2/5 353 min 15.5%
North Caddo Medical Center Vivian, LA $106 118 min 14.9%
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital Slidell, LA $107 $97 14.4%
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA $107 $110 87 min 14.9%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport, LA $108 $86 ★ 2/5 247 min 15.8%
Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice, LA $111 $186 121 min 14.9%
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA $116 $95 ★ 4/5 122 min 14.6%
New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA $116 $143 137 min 14.9%
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA $119 $95 ★ 3/5 155 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 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)
$350
Cash / self-pay
$135
Insurer-negotiated
$114
Medicare pays
$39
$64$335
Median cash $135  ·  Medicare $39  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $135 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($39). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($79).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $350 list price could save about $215 (61%).

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