X-ray of the hip (1 view) cost in Louisiana

Prices at 58 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $108 — 44% below the US median ($194), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell, LA $35 $81 ★ 2/5 203 min —
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA $38 $80 ★ 2/5 89 min —
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport, LA $38 $80 ★ 2/5 — —
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA $42 $80 ★ 3/5 152 min —
Sabine Medical Center Many, LA $45 $59 — 129 min —
Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA $45 $152 ★ 3/5 116 min —
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA $47 $81 ★ 4/5 147 min —
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $47 $81 ★ 4/5 174 min —
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA $49 $81 — 114 min —
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA $51 $80 ★ 3/5 109 min —
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA $57 $115 ★ 2/5 104 min —
Avoyelles Hospital Marksville, LA $58 $193 ★ 1/5 77 min —
Minden Medical Center Minden, LA $59 $157 ★ 2/5 121 min —
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $61 $66 ★ 4/5 197 min —
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA $69 $50 — 120 min —
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA $75 $74 ★ 3/5 126 min —
St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA $78 $81 ★ 4/5 180 min —
Lane Regional Medical Center Zachary, LA $79 $113 ★ 3/5 184 min —
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches, LA $82 $82 ★ 4/5 158 min —
New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA $94 $143 — 140 min —
Dequincy Memorial Hospital Dequincy, LA $95 $90 — 99 min —
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital Slidell, LA $97 $81 — — —
Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA $98 $156 — — —
Avala Covington, LA $100 $89 — — —
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA $100 $100 — 90 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$235
Cash / self-pay
$108
Insurer-negotiated
$89
Medicare pays
$34
$46$353
Median cash $108  ·  Medicare $34  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $108 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($34). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($67).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $235 list price could save about $127 (54%).

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