Prices at 30 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $948 — 55% below the US median ($2,126), roughly 1.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $255 | $8,798 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $314 | $858 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $512 | $852 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $526 | $1,169 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $686 | $2,340 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $820 | $820 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $861 | $952 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $948 | $1,778 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $1,029 | $858 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $1,071 | $880 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $1,110 | $1,197 | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $1,248 | $1,249 | ★ 3/5 | 215 min | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $1,555 | $745 | — | 101 min | — |
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $1,610 | $2,300 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center | Alexandria, LA | $18,459 | $6,500 | ★ 2/5 | 137 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 $948 — about 1.2× the Medicare rate ($802). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,605).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,964 list price could save about $2,016 (68%).
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