Prices at 65 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $95 — 26% below the US median ($130), roughly 9.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $16 | $15 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $18 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings, LA | $19 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | — |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital | Sulphur, LA | $19 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital | Chalmette, LA | $19 | $11 | ★ 4/5 | 180 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $23 | $13 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $25 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $28 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $34 | $24 | — | 120 min | — |
| Sabine Medical Center | Many, LA | $34 | $86 | — | 129 min | — |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $36 | $15 | ★ 3/5 | 215 min | — |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $36 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $39 | $14 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $44 | — | ★ 4/5 | 161 min | — |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital | Kaplan, LA | $45 | $45 | — | 90 min | — |
| Acadia St Landry | Church Point, LA | $48 | — | — | — | — |
| Byrd Regional Hospital | Leesville, LA | $52 | $23 | ★ 2/5 | 121 min | — |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Leesville | Leesville, LA | $52 | $23 | — | — | — |
| New Orleans East Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $64 | $11 | — | 140 min | — |
| The Spine Hospital of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $69 | $13 | — | — | — |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $72 | — | — | — | — |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center | Bernice, LA | $74 | $72 | — | 115 min | — |
| Avoyelles Hospital | Marksville, LA | $79 | $236 | ★ 1/5 | 77 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $80 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Citizens Medical Center | Columbia, LA | $83 | $11 | ★ 3/5 | 124 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 $95 — about 9.0× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($21).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $195 list price could save about $100 (51%).
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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