Prices at 44 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $184 — 42% below the US median ($318), roughly 0.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Mary | Morgan City, LA | $37 | $126 | ★ 2/5 | 89 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | Shreveport, LA | $37 | $126 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $40 | $150 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $56 | $140 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $64 | $169 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $65 | $57 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings, LA | $78 | $72 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | — |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital | Kaplan, LA | $81 | $81 | — | 90 min | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $81 | $138 | — | 120 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $84 | $195 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $97 | $102 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| Sabine Medical Center | Many, LA | $102 | $256 | — | 129 min | — |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center-Parish | Houma, LA | $122 | $107 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $134 | $191 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $136 | $222 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $141 | $134 | — | 101 min | — |
| Madison Parish Hospital | Tallulah, LA | $177 | $195 | — | 125 min | — |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $179 | $239 | ★ 3/5 | 215 min | — |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center | Bernice, LA | $183 | $191 | — | 115 min | — |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | $184 | $168 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $193 | $57 | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $195 | $311 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $196 | $132 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| The General | Baton Rouge, LA | $196 | $132 | — | 180 min | — |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $224 | — | ★ 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 $184 — about 0.8× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $365 list price could save about $181 (50%).
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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