Office visit, new patient (level 4) cost in Louisiana

Prices at 47 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $141 — 45% below the US median ($258), roughly 0.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA $29 $57 ★ 3/5 147 min —
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA $30 $58 ★ 3/5 126 min —
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA $35 $120 ★ 2/5 89 min —
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport, LA $35 $120 ★ 2/5 — —
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $39 $139 ★ 4/5 174 min —
East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA $45 $57 ★ 2/5 157 min —
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $53 $125 ★ 4/5 197 min —
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport, LA $61 $125 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Glenwood Regional Medical Center West Monroe, LA $65 $55 ★ 2/5 158 min —
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA $70 $195 ★ 3/5 152 min —
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA $74 $65 ★ 2/5 104 min —
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA $77 $110 — 120 min —
Citizens Medical Center Columbia, LA $83 $33 ★ 3/5 124 min —
Minden Medical Center Minden, LA $90 $122 ★ 2/5 121 min —
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA $92 $99 ★ 3/5 109 min —
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell, LA $99 $222 ★ 2/5 203 min —
Terrebonne General Medical Center-Parish Houma, LA $115 $101 ★ 4/5 133 min —
Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah, LA $133 $146 — 125 min —
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA $135 $125 — 90 min —
Desoto Regional Health System Mansfield, LA $136 $194 ★ 2/5 109 min —
Lallie Kemp Medical Center Independence, LA $136 $112 — 101 min —
University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA $141 $57 ★ 2/5 327 min —
Riverland Medical Center Ferriday, LA $156 $151 — — —
West Feliciana Parish Hospital Saint Francisville, LA $162 $125 — 97 min —
Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice, LA $163 $191 — 115 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$294
Cash / self-pay
$141
Insurer-negotiated
$125
Medicare pays
$177
$40$328
Median cash $141  ·  Medicare $177  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
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Typical cash price here is $141 — about 0.8× the Medicare rate ($177). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($355).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $294 list price could save about $153 (52%).

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