Prices at 41 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $588 — 50% below the US median ($1,167), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Medical Center | Many, LA | $149 | $470 | — | 129 min | — |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $151 | $829 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $162 | $829 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Richardson Medical Center | Rayville, LA | $215 | $273 | — | 65 min | — |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $226 | $3,904 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA | $238 | $1,142 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $307 | $834 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $311 | $837 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital | Saint Francisville, LA | $373 | $549 | — | 97 min | — |
| New Orleans East Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $379 | $1,137 | — | 140 min | — |
| Ochsner St Mary | Morgan City, LA | $405 | $830 | ★ 2/5 | 89 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | Shreveport, LA | $405 | $830 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $446 | $1,441 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $503 | $139 | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| Childrens Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $505 | $76 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $537 | $856 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $557 | $837 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $587 | $1,001 | — | 120 min | — |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings, LA | $588 | $294 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $600 | $361 | — | 101 min | — |
| St Charles Parish Hospital | Luling, LA | $609 | $837 | — | 114 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $616 | $996 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital | Chalmette, LA | $619 | $837 | ★ 4/5 | 180 min | — |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital | Sulphur, LA | $631 | $811 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital | Kaplan, LA | $682 | $360 | — | 90 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 $588 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($323). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($646).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,730 list price could save about $1,142 (66%).
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