IV infusion therapy (initial) Cost in Louisiana

Prices at 57 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $229 — 42% below the US median ($393), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Sabine Medical Center	Many, LA	$53	$176	—	128 min	15.4%
Dequincy Memorial Hospital	Dequincy, LA	$53	$76	—	99 min	—
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital	Kaplan, LA	$63	$94	—	87 min	14.9%
Ochsner Medical Center Acute	New Orleans, LA	$67	$193	★ 4/5	168 min	16.2%
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$83	$159	★ 4/5	179 min	14.6%
East Jefferson General Hospital	Metairie, LA	$93	$399	★ 2/5	162 min	15.3%
Reeves Memorial Medical Center	Bernice, LA	$104	$105	—	121 min	14.9%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport	Shreveport, LA	$105	$198	★ 2/5	247 min	15.8%
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital	Raceland, LA	$110	$188	—	119 min	14.5%
Winn Parish Medical Center	Winnfield, LA	$116	$385	—	100 min	14.5%
Lallie Kemp Medical Center	Independence, LA	$118	$73	—	106 min	—
West Jefferson Medical Center	Marrero, LA	$128	$226	★ 3/5	154 min	15.0%
New Orleans East Hospital	New Orleans, LA	$128	$359	—	137 min	14.9%
Slidell Memorial Hospital	Slidell, LA	$130	$193	★ 2/5	203 min	16.0%
St Charles Parish Hospital	Luling, LA	$140	$193	—	117 min	15.2%
Madison Parish Hospital	Tallulah, LA	$142	$156	—	121 min	—
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe	Monroe, LA	$158	$192	★ 3/5	155 min	15.2%
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center	Houma, LA	$165	$177	★ 3/5	128 min	14.8%
Citizens Medical Center	Columbia, LA	$170	$118	★ 3/5	123 min	15.6%
Childrens Hospital	New Orleans, LA	$179	$314	—	—	—
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center	Natchitoches, LA	$194	$194	★ 4/5	160 min	15.4%
Avoyelles Hospital	Marksville, LA	$196	$396	★ 1/5	79 min	15.1%
Minden Medical Center	Minden, LA	$196	$440	★ 2/5	117 min	15.5%
Lane Regional Medical Center	Zachary, LA	$209	$299	★ 3/5	184 min	15.3%
North Caddo Medical Center	Vivian, LA	$216	—	—	118 min	14.9%

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 June 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)

$598

Cash / self-pay

$229

Insurer-negotiated

$220

Medicare pays

$67

$99$532

Median cash $229 · Medicare $67 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

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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