Prices at 66 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $167 — 43% below the US median ($293), roughly 4.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center | Bernice, LA | $37 | $66 | — | 115 min | — |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley, LA | $56 | $80 | ★ 3/5 | 109 min | — |
| St Charles Parish Hospital | Luling, LA | $56 | $94 | — | 114 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center Acute | New Orleans, LA | $56 | $98 | ★ 4/5 | 174 min | — |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center | Houma, LA | $58 | $81 | ★ 3/5 | 126 min | — |
| Sabine Medical Center | Many, LA | $59 | $138 | — | 129 min | — |
| Ochsner St Mary | Morgan City, LA | $65 | $80 | ★ 2/5 | 89 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent | Shreveport, LA | $65 | $80 | ★ 2/5 | — | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner | Kenner, LA | $66 | $96 | ★ 4/5 | 147 min | — |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | $73 | $81 | ★ 4/5 | 197 min | — |
| Lallie Kemp Medical Center | Independence, LA | $76 | $22 | — | 101 min | — |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell, LA | $80 | $81 | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings, LA | $84 | $129 | ★ 2/5 | 104 min | — |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $96 | $172 | ★ 2/5 | 327 min | — |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches, LA | $99 | $99 | ★ 4/5 | 158 min | — |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital | Kaplan, LA | $109 | $124 | — | 90 min | — |
| Lane Regional Medical Center | Zachary, LA | $111 | $148 | ★ 3/5 | 184 min | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $117 | $97 | — | — | — |
| Citizens Medical Center | Columbia, LA | $118 | $82 | ★ 3/5 | 124 min | — |
| New Orleans East Hospital | New Orleans, LA | $121 | $166 | — | 140 min | — |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital | Chalmette, LA | $125 | $98 | ★ 4/5 | 180 min | — |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport | Shreveport, LA | $126 | $100 | ★ 2/5 | 247 min | — |
| The Spine Hospital of Louisiana | Baton Rouge, LA | $126 | $111 | — | — | — |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital | Sulphur, LA | $129 | $95 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | — |
| Acadian Medical Center | Eunice, LA | $131 | $437 | ★ 3/5 | 116 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 $167 — about 4.0× the Medicare rate ($42). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($84).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $365 list price could save about $198 (54%).
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