Emergency department visit (level 3) Cost in New Orleans, LA

Prices at 4 hospitals in New Orleans, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $280 — 53% below the US median ($596), roughly 4.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

See negotiated rates for your insurer:

Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
New Orleans East Hospital	New Orleans, LA	$161	$408	—	140 min	—
Ochsner Medical Center Acute	New Orleans, LA	$244	$485	★ 4/5	174 min	—
University Medical Center New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	$316	$362	★ 2/5	327 min	—
Childrens Hospital	New Orleans, LA	$424	$515	—	—	—

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)

$1,273

Cash / self-pay

$280

Insurer-negotiated

$447

Medicare pays

$69

$186$392

Median cash $280 · Medicare $69 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $280 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,273 list price could save about $993 (78%).

Estimate what you’ll pay

Deductible remaining Coinsurance %

Quick fill:

Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.

Doctors who perform this in New Orleans

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Colin Devlin	Emergency Medicine	New Orleans, LA	55
Ahmad Mustapha, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	New Orleans, LA	38
Manjot Jassal, MD	Emergency Medicine	New Orleans, LA	36
Ryan Chamberlain, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	New Orleans, LA	33
Kevin-Steven Buford, MD	Emergency Medicine	New Orleans, LA	31
Scott Thames, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	New Orleans, LA	23
Stacey Williams, D.O.	Emergency Medicine	New Orleans, LA	21
Justin Seymour, MD	General Practice	New Orleans, LA	19
Jude Regis, MD	Emergency Medicine	New Orleans, LA	17
Jeffery Baker, MD	Emergency Medicine	New Orleans, LA	16
Trevor Mills, M.D.	Emergency Medicine	New Orleans, LA	16
Julie Lawrence, MD	Emergency Medicine	New Orleans, LA	14

Browse doctors by specialty & city →

All Emergency department visit (level 3) prices in Louisiana → · All Emergency department visit (level 3) prices (national) · All hospitals in New Orleans