X-ray of the wrist Cost in Louisiana (2026)

Prices at 67 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $143 — 48% below the US median ($273), roughly 3.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Sabine Medical Center	Many, LA	$45	$136	—	128 min	15.4%
Ochsner Medical Center Acute	New Orleans, LA	$53	$81	★ 4/5	168 min	16.2%
Ochsner American Legion Hospital	Jennings, LA	$57	$122	★ 2/5	104 min	15.3%
Slidell Memorial Hospital	Slidell, LA	$73	$87	★ 2/5	203 min	16.0%
Acadia General Hospital	Crowley, LA	$74	$80	★ 3/5	108 min	15.4%
St Bernard Parish Hospital	Chalmette, LA	$82	$81	★ 4/5	181 min	15.0%
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center	Natchitoches, LA	$82	$82	★ 4/5	160 min	15.4%
Winn Parish Medical Center	Winnfield, LA	$83	$275	—	100 min	14.5%
Lallie Kemp Medical Center	Independence, LA	$83	$17	—	106 min	—
University Medical Center New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	$83	$129	★ 2/5	353 min	15.5%
West Jefferson Medical Center	Marrero, LA	$85	$146	★ 3/5	154 min	15.0%
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center	Houma, LA	$87	$91	★ 3/5	128 min	14.8%
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge	Baton Rouge, LA	$90	$69	★ 4/5	179 min	14.6%
New Orleans East Hospital	New Orleans, LA	$91	$143	—	137 min	14.9%
Avoyelles Hospital	Marksville, LA	$93	$312	★ 1/5	79 min	15.1%
St Charles Parish Hospital	Luling, LA	$94	$121	—	117 min	15.2%
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital	Slidell, LA	$97	$81	—	—	14.4%
Childrens Hospital	New Orleans, LA	$98	$147	—	—	—
Ochsner St Mary	Morgan City, LA	$101	$83	★ 2/5	81 min	15.4%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent	Shreveport, LA	$101	$83	★ 2/5	—	—
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner	Kenner, LA	$101	$101	★ 4/5	149 min	15.3%
Dequincy Memorial Hospital	Dequincy, LA	$109	$131	—	99 min	—
Desoto Regional Health System	Mansfield, LA	$110	$157	★ 2/5	107 min	14.3%
Minden Medical Center	Minden, LA	$110	$275	★ 2/5	117 min	15.5%
Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital	Alexandria, LA	$113	$92	★ 3/5	211 min	16.4%

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)

$332

Cash / self-pay

$143

Insurer-negotiated

$121

Medicare pays

$43

$82$332

Median cash $143 · Medicare $43 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $143 — about 3.3× the Medicare rate ($43). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($86).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $332 list price could save about $189 (57%).

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