Anti-reflux surgery cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic fundoplication (anti-reflux surgery): from $1,725.50 to $31,834.99, with a median of $6,274.22. The lowest price is at Bayou Bend Health System (Franklin). The highest price is 18.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,274.22, is 47% below the US median of $11,750.67.
- Louisiana ranks 6th of 23 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 43280. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,725.50Bayou Bend Health System
Median$6,274.22half of hospitals charge less
Highest$31,834.99in Louisiana
Lowest saves$4,548.72vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Bend Health System lowest Franklin · Morgan City, LA Strengthening of muscle between esophagus and stomach by wrapping part of stomach around esophagus using an endoscope | $1,725.50 | $2,465.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Richard Medical Center Bayville · Monroe, LA LAPAROSCOPY FUNDOPLASTY | $2,738.25 | $3,651.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Repair of Muscle at Esophagus and Stomach Using an Endoscope | $3,320.80 | $23,720.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Repair of Muscle at Esophagus and Stomach Using an Endoscope | $3,679.68 | $22,998.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Repair of Muscle at Esophagus and Stomach Using an Endoscope | $4,393.62 | $31,383.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Repair of Muscle at Esophagus and Stomach Using an Endoscope | $4,393.62 | $31,383.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Repair of Muscle at Esophagus and Stomach Using an Endoscope | $4,393.62 | $31,383.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Repair of Muscle at Esophagus and Stomach Using an Endoscope | $4,393.62 | $31,383.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Repair of Muscle at Esophagus and Stomach Using an Endoscope | $5,378.67 | $19,921.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA LAPAROSCOPY SURGICAL ESOPHAGUS GASTRIC FUNDOPLASTY (NISSEN TOUPET PROCEDURES) | $7,169.77 | $10,343.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA LAPAROSCOPY FUNDOPLASTY | $7,942.88 | $37,823.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA LAPAROSCOPY FUNDOPLASTY | $9,465.95 | $41,156.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA LAPAROSCOPY FUNDOPLASTY | $9,665.45 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA LAPAROSCOPY FUNDOPLASTY | $17,327.21 | $86,636.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA LAPAROSCOPY FUNDOPLASTY | $20,231.78 | $87,964.26 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LAPS SURG ESOPG/GSTR FUNDOPLASTY | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LAPAROSCOPY FUNDOPLASTY | $22,484.81 | $102,203.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA LAPAROSCOPY FUNDOPLASTY | $31,834.99 | $122,442.26 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 8 | $3,320.80 | $4,393.62 |
| Monroe, LA | 3 | $2,738.25 | $9,665.45 |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $7,942.88 | $8,704.42 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $17,327.21 | $17,327.21 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $7,169.77 | $7,169.77 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $1,725.50 | $1,725.50 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $31,834.99 | $31,834.99 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $4,393.62 | $4,393.62 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What anti-reflux surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Anti-reflux surgery explained.
Laparoscopic fundoplication (anti-reflux surgery) in other states
- Alabama$16,007.34
- Alaska$26,291.13, 1 hospital
- Arizona$13,044.35, 1 hospital
- Arkansas$8,229.23
- California$14,907.20
- Colorado$5,955.20, 2 hospitals
- Connecticut$6,180.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$22,265.75, 1 hospital
- Florida$18,407.60
- Georgia$19,241.22, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$26,271.00
- Illinois$17,336.00
- Indiana$23,359.65
- Iowa$7,971.00, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$3,842.05
- Kentucky$12,240.00, 3 hospitals
- Maine$2,838.67, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$12,273.25, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$12,594.62, 2 hospitals
- Michigan$2,742.35
- Minnesota$2,881.05
- Mississippi$11,505.20
- Missouri$2,975.00
- Montana$18,141.02, 2 hospitals
- Nebraska$15,014.58, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$12,081.60, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$6,967.33, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$11,450.99
- New Mexico$8,740.16, 3 hospitals
- New York$12,320.22
- North Carolina$14,183.38, 2 hospitals
- North Dakota$12,924.07, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$21,790.28
- Oklahoma$3,812.90, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$3,119.25, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$19,800.72
- Puerto Rico$1,100.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$25,602.95, 2 hospitals
- South Dakota$22,698.40
- Tennessee$11,505.20
- Texas$11,191.12
- Utah$11,048.87, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$5,179.64, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$37,113.51, 2 hospitals
- Washington$51,555.96
- West Virginia$20,699.00
- Wisconsin$2,742.35
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.