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
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
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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