Prices at 45 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $4,932 — 47% below the US median ($9,390), roughly 0.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opelousas General Health System 🍼 | Opelousas, LA | $2,351 | $2,907 | ★ 2/5 | 122 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital 🍼 | Slidell, LA | $3,115 | $4,817 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner 🍼 | Kenner, LA | $3,585 | $5,628 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Park Place Surgical Hospital | Lafayette, LA | $3,746 | $4,753 | — | — | — |
| Bayou Bend Health System 🍼 | Franklin, LA | $3,802 | $4,888 | — | 102 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge 🍼 | Baton Rouge, LA | $3,951 | $5,163 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital 🍼 | Jennings, LA | $4,507 | $4,800 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe 🍼 | Monroe, LA | $4,932 | $4,406 | ★ 3/5 | 152 min | — |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital 🍼 | Raceland, LA | $5,325 | $6,214 | — | 120 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute 🍼 | New Orleans, LA | $5,536 | $6,531 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center 🍼 | Natchitoches, LA | $6,578 | $4,758 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $8,897 | $6,530 | — | — | — |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital 🍼 | Covington, LA | $9,030 | $4,030 | ★ 4/5 | 161 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $14,166 | $5,606 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| Womans Hospital 🍼 | Baton Rouge, LA | $16,091 | — | ★ 4/5 | 147 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. 🍼 = CMS Birthing-Friendly hospital. 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 $4,932 — about 0.9× the Medicare rate ($5,487). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($10,973).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $14,674 list price could save about $9,742 (66%).
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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