Prices at 42 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $74 — 42% below the US median ($127), roughly 2.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $14 | $167 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA | $42 | $1,142 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $45 | $171 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $47 | $181 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| Ochsner St Mary | Morgan City, LA | $49 | $151 | ★ 2/5 | 89 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | Shreveport, LA | $49 | $151 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $58 | $3,904 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $58 | $142 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $60 | $10,000 | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $60 | $41 | — | 101 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $70 | $185 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Childrens Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $70 | $57 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $71 | $50 | — | 120 min | — |
| North Caddo Medical Center | Vivian, LA | $72 | — | — | 124 min | — |
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $75 | $108 | ★ 2/5 | 109 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $77 | $181 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center | Bernice, LA | $78 | $108 | — | 115 min | — |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington, LA | $83 | — | ★ 4/5 | 161 min | — |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | $92 | $73 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| Acadian Medical Center | Eunice, LA | $95 | $208 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | — |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical Center | Homer, LA | $110 | $65 | ★ 1/5 | 84 min | — |
| Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $147 | $256 | ★ 3/5 | 215 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $181 | $181 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $218 | $182 | — | — | — |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical Center | Thibodaux, LA | $302 | $182 | ★ 3/5 | 171 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 $74 — about 2.0× the Medicare rate ($36). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($73).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $245 list price could save about $171 (70%).
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