X-ray of the collarbone cost in Louisiana

Prices at 64 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $133 — 45% below the US median ($240), roughly 4.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sabine Medical Center Many, LA $45 $134 128 min 15.4%
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA $57 $122 ★ 2/5 104 min 15.3%
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell, LA $60 $87 ★ 2/5 203 min 16.0%
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $62 $101 ★ 4/5 168 min 16.2%
St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA $64 $81 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.0%
Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah, LA $71 $78 121 min
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA $73 $80 ★ 3/5 108 min 15.4%
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA $75 $80 ★ 2/5 81 min 15.4%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport, LA $75 $80 ★ 2/5
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $81 $66 ★ 4/5 179 min 14.6%
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches, LA $82 $82 ★ 4/5 160 min 15.4%
University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA $83 $129 ★ 2/5 353 min 15.5%
Lallie Kemp Medical Center Independence, LA $86 $17 106 min
New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA $87 $143 137 min 14.9%
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA $87 $91 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.8%
West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA $89 $146 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.0%
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA $90 $121 117 min 15.2%
Citizens Medical Center Columbia, LA $92 $59 ★ 3/5 123 min 15.6%
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital Slidell, LA $97 $81 14.4%
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA $101 $101 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.3%
Dequincy Memorial Hospital Dequincy, LA $109 $103 99 min
Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA $110 $147
Avoyelles Hospital Marksville, LA $113 $378 ★ 1/5 79 min 15.1%
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA $116 $78 ★ 4/5 122 min 14.6%
North Caddo Medical Center Vivian, LA $116 118 min 14.9%

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 July 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$335
Cash / self-pay
$133
Insurer-negotiated
$114
Medicare pays
$33
$73$328
Median cash $133  ·  Medicare $33  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $133 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($33). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($67).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $335 list price could save about $202 (60%).

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