Prices at 43 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $20,805 — 35% below the US median ($31,804), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opelousas General Health System | Opelousas, LA | $7,319 | $2,021 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Park Place Surgical Hospital | Lafayette, LA | $12,844 | $16,295 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings, LA | $15,919 | $19,309 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $16,506 | $22,185 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $18,492 | $26,464 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $20,064 | $16,117 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $21,546 | $26,497 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $23,162 | $38,048 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $25,205 | $29,153 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $25,815 | $31,414 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $27,699 | $20,872 | — | — | — |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $36,361 | $15,170 | ★ 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 $20,805 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($15,506). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($31,012).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $67,331 list price could save about $46,526 (69%).
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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