Colonoscopy cost in Louisiana

Prices at 49 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $915 — 47% below the US median ($1,740), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Riverland Medical Center Ferriday, LA $190 $213 — — —
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA $244 $1,072 ★ 3/5 152 min —
Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, LA $306 — — — —
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA $309 $854 ★ 3/5 109 min —
Sabine Medical Center Many, LA $351 $925 — 129 min —
Lallie Kemp Medical Center Independence, LA $361 $483 — 101 min —
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell, LA $392 $1,079 ★ 2/5 203 min —
Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA $457 $531 ★ 3/5 116 min —
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA $484 $1,083 ★ 4/5 147 min —
New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA $500 $1,400 — 140 min —
North Caddo Medical Center Vivian, LA $505 — — 124 min —
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport, LA $566 $1,106 ★ 2/5 247 min —
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA $621 $1,083 — 114 min —
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $675 $2,300 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice, LA $714 $857 — 115 min —
University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA $756 $395 ★ 2/5 327 min —
West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA $780 $1,527 ★ 3/5 147 min —
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA $796 $1,083 ★ 3/5 126 min —
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA $804 $1,072 ★ 2/5 104 min —
Citizens Medical Center Columbia, LA $845 $468 ★ 3/5 124 min —
Avoyelles Hospital Marksville, LA $857 $468 ★ 1/5 77 min —
East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA $915 $2,176 ★ 2/5 157 min —
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $932 $1,416 ★ 4/5 197 min —
St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA $945 $1,083 ★ 4/5 180 min —
Richardson Medical Center Rayville, LA $953 $1,120 — 65 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)

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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