Prices at 45 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $7,582 — 46% below the US median ($14,099), roughly 1.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opelousas General Health System 🍼 | Opelousas, LA | $3,194 | $3,861 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital 🍼 | Raceland, LA | $4,999 | $7,757 | — | 120 min | — |
| Park Place Surgical Hospital | Lafayette, LA | $5,052 | $6,547 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner 🍼 | Kenner, LA | $5,083 | $7,701 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Bayou Bend Health System 🍼 | Franklin, LA | $6,835 | $8,283 | — | 102 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge 🍼 | Baton Rouge, LA | $6,869 | $7,947 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital 🍼 | Slidell, LA | $7,072 | $6,809 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe 🍼 | Monroe, LA | $7,582 | $7,341 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital 🍼 | Jennings, LA | $7,762 | $6,652 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Natchitoches, LA | $8,446 | $6,108 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital 🍼 | Covington, LA | $9,571 | $5,731 | ★ 4/5 | 161 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $9,760 | $8,818 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute 🍼 | New Orleans, LA | $9,777 | $8,899 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $12,089 | $8,950 | — | — | — |
| Womans Hospital 🍼 | Baton Rouge, LA | $22,159 | — | ★ 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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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 $7,582 — about 1.0× the Medicare rate ($7,552). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($15,104).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $22,494 list price could save about $14,912 (66%).
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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