Prices at 43 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $43,702 — 42% below the US median ($75,347), roughly 1.2× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opelousas General Health System | Opelousas, LA | $16,238 | $2,021 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Park Place Surgical Hospital | Lafayette, LA | $26,013 | $30,315 | — | — | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $32,519 | $39,666 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $37,111 | $53,363 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $43,702 | $35,600 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $61,454 | $42,133 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $68,059 | $70,436 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $73,146 | $54,149 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $80,438 | $30,058 | ★ 4/5 | 161 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 $43,702 — about 1.2× the Medicare rate ($36,593). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($73,185).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $196,300 list price could save about $152,598 (78%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
By city
Coronary artery bypass (CABG) cost in other states
All Coronary artery bypass (CABG) prices (national) → · All hospitals in Louisiana →