Cheapest hospitals in New Orleans, LA without insurance
Of 8 hospitals in the New Orleans, LA area we can compare, New Orleans East Hospital (New Orleans) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 15% below the Louisiana median across 290 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all hospitals in its state, procedure by procedure.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures
| Hospital | Typical price vs state | Below median | Above median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans | 15% below | 188 of 290 | 82 of 290 |
| 2. Touro Infirmary New Orleans | 15% below | 247 of 382 | 94 of 382 |
| 3. West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero | 3% below | 209 of 382 | 143 of 382 |
| 4. East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie | at median | 174 of 374 | 76 of 374 |
| 5. Lakeside Hospital Metairie | at median | 174 of 374 | 76 of 374 |
| 6. Tulane Medical Center New Orleans | at median | 174 of 374 | 76 of 374 |
| 7. University Med Center New Orleans | 5% above | 161 of 390 | 208 of 390 |
| 8. Childrens Hospital New Orleans | 32% above | 83 of 382 | 274 of 382 |
How the ranking works
- For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all hospitals in the same state that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
- "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
- Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
- Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
- A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.