Prices at 47 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,020 — 53% below the US median ($2,189), roughly 5.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dequincy Memorial Hospital | Dequincy, LA | $308 | $293 | — | 99 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $329 | $1,638 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Citizens Medical Center | Columbia, LA | $331 | $468 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA | $398 | $1,527 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | — |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $546 | $1,557 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $574 | $1,718 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $596 | $1,742 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $612 | $1,736 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $636 | $2,168 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $649 | $1,742 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Richardson Medical Center | Rayville, LA | $713 | $713 | — | 65 min | — |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | $718 | $1,583 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $879 | $1,744 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital | Sulphur, LA | $884 | $1,688 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| St Charles Parish Hospital | Luling, LA | $895 | $1,698 | — | 114 min | — |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $993 | $1,910 | ★ 3/5 | 215 min | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $1,005 | $1,714 | — | 120 min | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $1,009 | $432 | — | 101 min | — |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $1,009 | $2,176 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| Ochsner St Mary | Morgan City, LA | $1,020 | $1,726 | ★ 2/5 | 89 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | Shreveport, LA | $1,020 | $1,726 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital | Kaplan, LA | $1,067 | $1,067 | — | 90 min | — |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,078 | $1,806 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| The General | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,078 | $1,806 | — | 180 min | — |
| Lane Regional Medical Center | Zachary, LA | $1,130 | $1,631 | ★ 3/5 | 184 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 $1,020 — about 5.7× the Medicare rate ($178). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($357).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,746 list price could save about $1,726 (63%).
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