Specialist consultation cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes: from $78.00 to $261.00, with a median of $149.32. The lowest price is at Sabine Medical Center (Many). The highest price is 3.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $149.32, is 13% below the US median of $172.20.
- Louisiana ranks 15th of 32 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 8 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 99243. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 26, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$78.00Sabine Medical Center
Median$149.32half of hospitals charge less
Highest$261.00in Louisiana
Lowest saves$71.32vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Medical Center lowest Many · Many, LA OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST LOW 30 | $78.00 | $260.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA Office Consultation New/Estab | $99.20 | $248.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA OFFICE CONSULTATION DETAILED | $121.20 | $202.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA INITIAL CONSULT NO F/U | $125.83 | $179.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA Office Consultation Level 3 - 99243 | $172.80 | $288.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA PATIENT OFFICE CONSULT TYPICALLY 40 MIN | $179.25 | $239.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Office or other outpatient consultation with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $186.90 | $267.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA Office Consultation New/Estab | $261.00 | $261.00 | Oct 25, 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $99.20 | $180.10 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $125.83 | $125.83 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $121.20 | $121.20 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $179.25 | $179.25 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $186.90 | $186.90 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $172.80 | $172.80 |
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 specialist consultation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consultation explained.
Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$128.14
- Alaska$322.92, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$99.30
- Arkansas$108.55
- California$173.00
- Colorado$96.48
- Connecticut$370.00, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$287.06
- Georgia$414.00
- Hawaii$124.60, 1 hospital
- Idaho$194.44, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$138.60
- Indiana$219.10
- Iowa$213.60
- Kansas$193.80
- Kentucky$95.27
- Maine$45.17
- Maryland$428.10, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$116.25
- Michigan$186.40
- Minnesota$186.06
- Mississippi$128.14
- Missouri$177.45
- Montana$299.25
- Nebraska$226.13, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$179.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$50.60, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$250.00
- New Mexico$187.20, 3 hospitals
- New York$298.00
- North Dakota$281.25
- Ohio$109.78
- Oklahoma$95.59
- Oregon$292.63, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$185.00
- Puerto Rico$756.25, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$231.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$146.23, 2 hospitals
- South Dakota$255.60
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$89.36
- Vermont$142.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$336.80, 4 hospitals
- Washington$163.28
- West Virginia$112.50
- Wisconsin$200.20
- Wyoming$289.35, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.