ERCP (bile duct endoscopy) cost in Louisiana

Prices at 34 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,826 — 51% below the US median ($3,730), roughly 5.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA $642 $3,197 ★ 3/5 152 min
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA $825 $3,038 ★ 3/5 109 min
West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA $827 $1,527 ★ 3/5 147 min
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell, LA $932 $3,480 ★ 2/5 203 min
Richardson Medical Center Rayville, LA $947 $947 65 min
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport, LA $1,120 $3,232 ★ 2/5 247 min
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $1,468 $5,003 ★ 4/5 174 min
New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA $1,506 $1,400 140 min
East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA $1,532 $2,176 ★ 2/5 157 min
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA $1,633 $3,493 ★ 4/5 147 min
Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $1,760 $3,619 ★ 3/5 215 min
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA $1,791 $3,349 114 min
Lallie Kemp Medical Center Independence, LA $1,860 $502 101 min
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA $1,975 $3,493 ★ 3/5 126 min
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $2,028 $3,498 ★ 4/5 197 min
Desoto Regional Health System Mansfield, LA $2,192 $3,132 ★ 2/5 109 min
University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA $2,287 $759 ★ 2/5 327 min
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA $2,321 $3,774 120 min
Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA $2,400 $379
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA $2,570 $1,790 90 min
Terrebonne General Medical Center-Parish Houma, LA $3,339 $3,463 ★ 4/5 133 min
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches, LA $3,466 $3,466 ★ 4/5 158 min
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital Slidell, LA $4,178 $3,481
St Tammany Parish Hospital Covington, LA $5,250 ★ 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 September 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)
$5,711
Cash / self-pay
$1,826
Insurer-negotiated
$3,232
Medicare pays
$311
$859$3,428
Median cash $1,826  ·  Medicare $311  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,826 — about 5.9× the Medicare rate ($311). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($623).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $5,711 list price could save about $3,885 (68%).

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