Prices at 51 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $245 — 40% below the US median ($408), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings, LA | $55 | $236 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $56 | $270 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| St Charles Parish Hospital | Luling, LA | $61 | $271 | — | 114 min | — |
| Ochsner St Mary | Morgan City, LA | $66 | $190 | ★ 2/5 | 89 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | Shreveport, LA | $66 | $190 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $72 | $271 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $82 | $220 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Minden Medical Center | Minden, LA | $90 | $299 | ★ 2/5 | 121 min | — |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical Center | Homer, LA | $93 | $337 | ★ 1/5 | 84 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $100 | $219 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $101 | $268 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie, LA | $105 | $3,904 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $124 | $277 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| New Orleans East Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $131 | $1,050 | — | 140 min | — |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA | $133 | $1,142 | ★ 3/5 | 147 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe | Monroe, LA | $186 | $268 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Acadia St Landry | Church Point, LA | $188 | $200 | — | — | — |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | $191 | $247 | ★ 3/5 | 210 min | — |
| North Caddo Medical Center | Vivian, LA | $211 | — | — | 124 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $218 | $10,000 | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $224 | $271 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital | Kaplan, LA | $239 | $73 | — | 90 min | — |
| Childrens Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $241 | $189 | — | — | — |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center | Bernice, LA | $249 | $257 | — | 115 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $268 | $268 | ★ 4/5 | 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 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 $245 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($52). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($104).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $593 list price could save about $348 (59%).
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