Prices at 44 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,215 — 20% below the US median ($6,510), roughly 6.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital | Luling, LA | $1,467 | $3,167 | — | 114 min | — |
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $1,792 | $2,560 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $2,178 | $3,156 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Childrens Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $2,241 | $606 | — | — | — |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $2,867 | $5,829 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $3,105 | $1,239 | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $3,155 | $3,155 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA | $3,526 | $4,580 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $3,612 | $3,774 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $3,787 | $3,156 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $4,011 | $12,356 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $4,204 | $748 | — | 101 min | — |
| Riverland Medical Center | Ferriday, LA | $4,808 | $1,999 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $5,215 | $3,236 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $5,286 | $8,751 | — | 120 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,543 | $6,782 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Byrd Regional Hospital | Leesville, LA | $5,842 | $11,509 | ★ 2/5 | 121 min | — |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Leesville | Leesville, LA | $5,842 | $11,509 | — | — | — |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center-Parish | Houma, LA | $7,248 | $5,860 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center | Ruston, LA | $7,651 | $12,171 | ★ 2/5 | 135 min | — |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | $9,994 | $7,496 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $11,726 | $6,923 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| The General | Baton Rouge, LA | $11,726 | $6,923 | — | 180 min | — |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $12,610 | — | ★ 4/5 | 161 min | — |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital | Lafayette, LA | $15,740 | $3,176 | — | — | — |
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 $5,215 — about 6.9× the Medicare rate ($760). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,520).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $14,613 list price could save about $9,398 (64%).
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