Colonoscopy cost in Louisiana

Prices at 49 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $915 — 48% below the US median ($1,754), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Riverland Medical Center Ferriday, LA $190 $213 15.7%
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA $244 $1,072 ★ 3/5 155 min 15.2%
Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, LA $306
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA $309 $854 ★ 3/5 108 min 15.4%
Sabine Medical Center Many, LA $351 $925 128 min 15.4%
Lallie Kemp Medical Center Independence, LA $361 $483 106 min
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell, LA $392 $1,079 ★ 2/5 203 min 16.0%
Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA $457 $531 ★ 3/5 113 min 15.1%
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA $484 $1,083 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.3%
New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA $500 $1,400 137 min 14.9%
North Caddo Medical Center Vivian, LA $505 118 min 14.9%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport, LA $566 $1,106 ★ 2/5 247 min 15.8%
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA $621 $1,083 117 min 15.2%
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $675 $2,300 ★ 4/5 168 min 16.2%
Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice, LA $714 $857 121 min 14.9%
University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA $756 $395 ★ 2/5 353 min 15.5%
West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA $780 $1,527 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.0%
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA $796 $1,083 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.8%
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA $804 $1,072 ★ 2/5 104 min 15.3%
Citizens Medical Center Columbia, LA $845 $468 ★ 3/5 123 min 15.6%
Avoyelles Hospital Marksville, LA $857 $468 ★ 1/5 79 min 15.1%
East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA $915 $2,176 ★ 2/5 162 min 15.3%
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $932 $1,416 ★ 4/5 179 min 14.6%
St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA $945 $1,083 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.0%
Richardson Medical Center Rayville, LA $953 $1,120 57 min 15.1%

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 July 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)
$2,451
Cash / self-pay
$915
Insurer-negotiated
$1,083
Medicare pays
$480
$353$2,499
Median cash $915  ·  Medicare $480  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $915 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($480). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($960).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,451 list price could save about $1,536 (63%).

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