Prices at 46 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,893 — 39% below the US median ($3,100), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans East Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $469 | $1,346 | — | 140 min | — |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $616 | $925 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $713 | $1,612 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $794 | $925 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $794 | $931 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Byrd Regional Hospital | Leesville, LA | $930 | $709 | ★ 2/5 | 121 min | — |
| Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Leesville | Leesville, LA | $930 | $709 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $934 | $2,068 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $946 | $946 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $1,117 | $931 | — | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $1,148 | $1,857 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Avoyelles Hospital | Marksville, LA | $1,158 | $3,641 | ★ 1/5 | 77 min | — |
| Morehouse General Hospital | Bastrop, LA | $1,224 | $862 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA | $1,249 | $3,277 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $1,251 | $1,471 | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,290 | $1,680 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $1,362 | $1,053 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital | Raceland, LA | $1,626 | $2,087 | — | 120 min | — |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital | Chalmette, LA | $1,726 | $1,294 | ★ 4/5 | 180 min | — |
| Acadian Medical Center | Eunice, LA | $1,765 | $3,858 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | — |
| North Caddo Medical Center | Vivian, LA | $1,889 | — | — | 124 min | — |
| The Spine Hospital of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,890 | $1,536 | — | — | — |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center-Parish | Houma, LA | $1,896 | $797 | ★ 4/5 | 133 min | — |
| Opelousas General Health System | Opelousas, LA | $2,013 | $1,625 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | $2,149 | $849 | ★ 3/5 | 210 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 $1,893 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($691). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,381).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,446 list price could save about $2,553 (57%).
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