Prices at 57 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $229 — 42% below the US median ($395), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Medical Center | Many, LA | $53 | $176 | — | 129 min | — |
| Dequincy Memorial Hospital | Dequincy, LA | $53 | $76 | — | 99 min | — |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital | Kaplan, LA | $63 | $94 | — | 90 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $67 | $193 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $83 | $159 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $93 | $399 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center | Bernice, LA | $104 | $105 | — | 115 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $105 | $198 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $110 | $188 | — | 120 min | — |
| Winn Parish Medical Center | Winnfield, LA | $116 | $385 | — | 100 min | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $118 | $73 | — | 101 min | — |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA | $128 | $226 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | — |
| New Orleans East Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $128 | $359 | — | 140 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $130 | $193 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| St Charles Parish Hospital | Luling, LA | $140 | $193 | — | 114 min | — |
| Madison Parish Hospital | Tallulah, LA | $142 | $156 | — | 125 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $158 | $192 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $165 | $177 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| Citizens Medical Center | Columbia, LA | $170 | $118 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| Childrens Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $179 | $314 | — | — | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $194 | $194 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| Avoyelles Hospital | Marksville, LA | $196 | $396 | ★ 1/5 | 77 min | — |
| Minden Medical Center | Minden, LA | $196 | $440 | ★ 2/5 | 121 min | — |
| Lane Regional Medical Center | Zachary, LA | $209 | $299 | ★ 3/5 | 184 min | — |
| North Caddo Medical Center | Vivian, LA | $216 | — | — | 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 $229 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($67). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($134).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $598 list price could save about $369 (62%).
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