X-ray of the lower leg cost in Louisiana

Prices at 66 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $138 — 44% below the US median ($248), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sabine Medical Center Many, LA $45 $136 — 129 min —
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA $57 $122 ★ 2/5 104 min —
St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA $62 $81 ★ 4/5 180 min —
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $62 $101 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA $72 $80 ★ 2/5 89 min —
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport, LA $72 $80 ★ 2/5 — —
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell, LA $73 $87 ★ 2/5 203 min —
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA $74 $80 ★ 3/5 109 min —
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $81 $66 ★ 4/5 197 min —
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches, LA $82 $82 ★ 4/5 158 min —
Lallie Kemp Medical Center Independence, LA $83 $17 — 101 min —
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA $87 $91 ★ 3/5 126 min —
Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA $89 $147 — — —
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA $92 $121 — 114 min —
West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA $93 $146 ★ 3/5 147 min —
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital Slidell, LA $97 $81 — — —
New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA $100 $143 — 140 min —
University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA $101 $129 ★ 2/5 327 min —
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA $101 $101 ★ 4/5 147 min —
Avoyelles Hospital Marksville, LA $108 $360 ★ 1/5 77 min —
Dequincy Memorial Hospital Dequincy, LA $109 $103 — 99 min —
Minden Medical Center Minden, LA $110 $275 ★ 2/5 121 min —
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA $116 $78 ★ 4/5 123 min —
Desoto Regional Health System Mansfield, LA $116 $165 ★ 2/5 109 min —
St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA $121 — — — —

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)
$342
Cash / self-pay
$138
Insurer-negotiated
$121
Medicare pays
$31
$73$329
Median cash $138  ·  Medicare $31  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $138 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($31). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($63).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $342 list price could save about $204 (60%).

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