Prices at 40 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,610 — 11% below the US median ($2,938), roughly 4.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Medical Center | Many, LA | $404 | $961 | — | 129 min | — |
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $676 | $965 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Richardson Medical Center | Rayville, LA | $761 | $573 | — | 65 min | — |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA | $910 | $1,744 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $1,163 | $2,628 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| New Orleans East Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $1,268 | $2,100 | — | 140 min | — |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $1,474 | $3,498 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $1,710 | $2,628 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $1,805 | $5,057 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $1,817 | $10,000 | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $1,823 | $2,601 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $2,440 | $4,052 | — | 120 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $2,571 | $2,571 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| North Caddo Medical Center | Vivian, LA | $2,650 | — | — | 124 min | — |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $2,736 | $2,750 | ★ 3/5 | 215 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $2,796 | $2,619 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $2,939 | $2,833 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital | Chalmette, LA | $3,034 | $2,628 | ★ 4/5 | 180 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $3,143 | $2,619 | — | — | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $3,762 | $420 | — | 101 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $3,807 | $2,686 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $4,229 | $2,601 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $5,806 | — | ★ 4/5 | 161 min | — |
| Ochsner St Mary | Morgan City, LA | $6,804 | $2,604 | ★ 2/5 | 89 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | Shreveport, LA | $6,804 | $2,604 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
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 $2,610 — about 4.8× the Medicare rate ($541). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,083).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $7,925 list price could save about $5,315 (67%).
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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