Prices at 22 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $160 — 9% below the US median ($175).
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $30 | $92 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $41 | $67 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Acadia St Landry | Church Point, LA | $60 | — | — | — | — |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital | Kaplan, LA | $68 | $106 | — | 90 min | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $129 | $92 | — | 101 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $132 | — | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings, LA | $140 | $155 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | — |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital | Saint Francisville, LA | $154 | $126 | — | 97 min | — |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $160 | $307 | ★ 3/5 | 215 min | — |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center | Alexandria, LA | $213 | $109 | ★ 2/5 | 137 min | — |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical Center | Homer, LA | $244 | $200 | ★ 1/5 | 84 min | — |
| Jackson Parish Hospital | Jonesboro, LA | $253 | $230 | — | 135 min | — |
| Womans Hospital | Baton Rouge, LA | $282 | $234 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $333 | $475 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | $399 | $138 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | Thibodaux, LA | $544 | $219 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | — |
| Alexandria Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $545 | — | — | — | — |
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 September 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.
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