Prices at 27 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,253 — 51% below the US median ($4,585).
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Mary | Morgan City, LA | $748 | $1,421 | ★ 2/5 | 89 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | Shreveport, LA | $748 | $1,421 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $775 | $1,335 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $813 | $1,910 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,238 | $1,444 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $1,416 | $1,416 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $1,602 | $1,335 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $1,699 | $2,352 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $1,838 | $1,526 | ★ 3/5 | 215 min | — |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $1,948 | $1,900 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $2,130 | $2,336 | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA | $2,253 | $2,611 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $2,973 | $2,034 | — | 101 min | — |
| Childrens Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $3,326 | $3,355 | — | — | — |
| Opelousas General Health System | Opelousas, LA | $3,668 | $2,597 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center-Parish | Houma, LA | $3,785 | $2,840 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,260 | $1,398 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| The General | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,260 | $1,398 | — | 180 min | — |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center | Ruston, LA | $6,559 | $11,329 | ★ 2/5 | 135 min | — |
| Womans Hospital | Baton Rouge, LA | $6,746 | $5,453 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center | Alexandria, LA | $9,785 | $1,753 | ★ 2/5 | 137 min | — |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | Thibodaux, LA | $10,687 | $2,877 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | — |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center | West Monroe, LA | $11,641 | $6,065 | ★ 2/5 | 158 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 September 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.
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