Prices at 44 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $14,361 — 44% below the US median ($25,719), roughly 1.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opelousas General Health System | Opelousas, LA | $5,188 | $2,021 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Park Place Surgical Hospital | Lafayette, LA | $8,990 | $11,469 | — | — | — |
| Bayou Bend Health System | Franklin, LA | $10,931 | $4,710 | — | 102 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $14,291 | $13,366 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $14,361 | $18,970 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $16,582 | $17,885 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $19,636 | $14,978 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $32,087 | $25,829 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Womans Hospital | Baton Rouge, LA | $45,746 | — | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
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 October 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 $14,361 — about 1.2× the Medicare rate ($11,645). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($23,290).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $45,312 list price could save about $30,951 (68%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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