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Louisiana Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates and insurance negotiated prices for medical procedures across Louisiana healthcare facilities.

State Hospitals 92
Shoppable Procedures 142
vs U.S. Median Price −2% near the U.S. average
How Louisiana prices compare 142 procedures · −2% vs U.S. median
Heart stent placement
U.S. median
$17,833
In Louisiana
$14,315
$3,518 less here
U.S.
LA

Across 142 shoppable procedures, Louisiana hospitals typically charge close to the national median for the same procedures. It varies a lot by procedure and hospital — the examples below and the full lists show where.

In real dollars — U.S. median vs Louisiana

Best value: Riverbridge Specialty Hospital (Vidalia) — about 43% below its fair BaseRate. How we calculate this →

Which insurers negotiate prices in Louisiana

Across the 102 Louisiana hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here’s how many each major insurer has a deal with. A gap can mean higher out-of-pocket costs or a bigger chance of an out-of-network bill.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 94 of 102 hospitals
Aetna 93 of 102 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 89 of 102 hospitals
Humana 86 of 102 hospitals
Cigna 73 of 102 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 2 of 102 hospitals

Also negotiating in Louisiana: AmeriHealth (50) · WellCare (36) · Health Net (30) · Ambetter (Centene) (24) · GEHA (9) · Amerigroup (6).

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Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted, so a rural hospital isn't unfairly dinged for its location. Tap any hospital for its full price list.

Browse Louisiana by area

Local price pages for each Louisiana metro area.

Compare prices by procedure in Louisiana

The fair BaseRate, the typical price, and the cheapest hospitals for any procedure in Louisiana.

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published June 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →