Prices at 44 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $24,280 — 34% below the US median ($36,604), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opelousas General Health System | Opelousas, LA | $8,373 | $2,021 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| St Charles Parish Hospital | Luling, LA | $10,146 | $22,216 | — | 114 min | — |
| Park Place Surgical Hospital | Lafayette, LA | $12,715 | $14,710 | — | — | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $14,127 | $21,388 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $16,910 | $14,763 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $19,225 | $26,269 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $22,955 | $15,364 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $24,280 | $23,341 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $27,067 | $18,938 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $27,505 | $18,766 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $29,659 | $23,068 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Avala | Covington, LA | $31,021 | $12,408 | — | — | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $31,687 | $19,319 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $44,096 | $28,448 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $56,266 | $11,530 | ★ 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 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 $24,280 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($18,054). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($36,108).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $80,531 list price could save about $56,252 (70%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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