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Cash prices Louisiana Outpatient

Cheapest hospitals in Louisiana without insurance

Of 13 hospitals in Louisiana 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 Louisiana hospitals, procedure by procedure.

Collected Sep 25, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures

Hospital Typical priceBelow 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. Lakeview Hospital Covington at median 174 of 374 76 of 374
7. Tulane Medical Center New Orleans at median 174 of 374 76 of 374
8. University Med Center New Orleans 5% above 161 of 390 208 of 390
9. Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence 22% above 107 of 327 202 of 327
10. St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria 24% above 88 of 291 189 of 291
11. Childrens Hospital New Orleans 32% above 83 of 382 274 of 382
12. Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches 33% above 83 of 278 181 of 278
13. Hardtner Medical Center Olla 147% above 29 of 261 225 of 261

Cheapest hospitals by metro area in Louisiana

How the ranking works

  • For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all Louisiana hospitals 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.