States / Louisiana
LA · 89 hospitals · #13 of 51 by charge gap
Hospital prices in Louisiana
74 Louisiana hospitals reported 60,578 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 4.2 times what it was paid — above the national median of 4.15×, number 13 of 51. The widest gap was at Rapides Regional Medical Center (10.31×), the narrowest at Franklin Medical Center (1.8×). CMS's price-transparency list records 503 enforcement actions involving 185 Louisiana hospitals.
- 1Median charge ÷ paid 4.2×
- 2Hospitals reporting 89
- 3Medicare inpatient stays 60,578
- 4Price-transparency actions 503
Most common stays in Louisiana
| DRG | Stays | LA avg charge | US avg charge | LA avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with... | 7,387 | $68,087 | $90,297 | $14,397 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 4,664 | $41,326 | $56,380 | $9,753 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 1,754 | $27,275 | $37,821 | $6,347 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 1,716 | $48,369 | $59,757 | $9,868 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 1,594 | $52,107 | $70,592 | $11,929 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without... | 1,397 | $37,671 | $49,049 | $8,100 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 1,394 | $29,719 | $40,705 | $7,179 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 1,250 | $36,145 | $51,326 | $8,553 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 1,174 | $52,037 | $75,821 | $11,840 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 1,168 | $35,829 | $48,550 | $7,575 |
Every hospital
| Hospital | Stays | Ratio | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Knighton Medical Center, Inc Shreveport | 7,173 | 5.06× | – |
| Ochsner Medical Center New Orleans | 4,630 | 4.5× | 1 |
| Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette | 4,325 | 5.48× | – |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc Lafayette | 4,188 | 3.81× | – |
| Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Baton Rouge | 4,118 | 3.31× | 5 |
| CHRISTUS St Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria | 3,175 | 5.45× | 1 |
| St Francis Medical Center Monroe | 2,867 | 5.01× | 1 |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie | 2,667 | 8.88× | 3 |
| CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System Shreveport | 2,570 | 6.55× | – |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria | 2,451 | 10.31× | 5 |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge | 2,202 | 2.72× | – |
| St Tammany Parish Hospital Covington | 1,805 | 5.69× | 5 |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell | 1,762 | 5.77× | 4 |
| North Oaks Medical Center, L L C Hammond | 1,582 | 9.19× | – |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles | 1,547 | 4.2× | 2 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner St Patrick Hospital Lake Charles | 1,308 | 4.92× | 1 |
| Terrebonne General Health System Houma | 934 | 3.07× | – |
| Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport Shreveport | 925 | 3.16× | 1 |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center West Monroe | 901 | 6.6× | 5 |
| Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Thibodaux | 862 | 5.23× | 3 |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge | 677 | 3.06× | 4 |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero | 592 | 5.72× | 5 |
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas | 502 | 3.74× | – |
| Iberia Medical Center New Iberia | 466 | 3.03× | 3 |
| Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner | 416 | 2.66× | 1 |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans | 382 | 7.02× | 5 |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston | 363 | 6.14× | 5 |
| Specialists Hospital Shreveport Shreveport | 347 | 4.37× | 5 |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings | 341 | 2.5× | 4 |
| Ochsner Acadia General Hospital Crowley | 326 | 3.42× | – |
| The Spine Hospital of Louisiana Baton Rouge | 311 | 4.19× | 1 |
| University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans | 292 | 3.59× | 1 |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center Ville Platte | 264 | 5.73× | 1 |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville | 262 | 6.63× | 2 |
| Minden Medical Center Minden | 256 | 3.9× | 3 |
| Claiborne Memorial Medical Center Homer | 238 | 2.9× | 3 |
| Ochsner Lsu Health Monroe Monroe | 181 | 3.83× | 1 |
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur | 162 | 2.42× | 5 |
| Lane Regional Medical Center Zachary | 155 | 3.06× | 3 |
| Ochsner University Hospital and Clinics Lafayette | 154 | 1.99× | 3 |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice | 149 | 5.69× | 3 |
| The General Baton Rouge | 138 | 2.23× | – |
| Avala Covington | 131 | 6.02× | 3 |
| Beauregard Memorial Hospital Deridder | 117 | 3.44× | 3 |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro | 106 | 1.8× | 2 |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches | 103 | 2.13× | 5 |
| Abbeville General Hospital Abbeville | 86 | 3.57× | – |
| Our Lady of the Angels Hospital Bogalusa | 86 | 2.36× | 4 |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City | 79 | 3.41× | 1 |
| Avoyelles Hospital Marksville | 74 | 2.94× | 2 |
| CHRISTUS Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria | 71 | 13.05× | – |
| Citizens Medical Center Columbia | 70 | 1.47× | 3 |
| Winn Parish Medical Center Winnfield | 70 | 2.92× | – |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital, LLC New Orleans | 64 | 15.21× | – |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell | 53 | 6.04× | – |
| Richardson Medical Center Rayville | 49 | 2.19× | 3 |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena | 47 | 4.24× | 2 |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill | 43 | 1.56× | 3 |
| Savoy Medical Center Mamou | 38 | 3.68× | 6 |
| Desoto Regional Health System Mansfield | 36 | 1.75× | 2 |
| Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital Hammond | 35 | 4.82× | 3 |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop | 32 | 1.78× | 1 |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma | 31 | 1.25× | 1 |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette | 29 | 1.95× | 1 |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital Slidell | 23 | 8.26× | 3 |
| Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Inc Columbia | 21 | 1.91× | – |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital Lafayette | 20 | 4.54× | – |
| Park Place Surgical Hospital Lafayette | 17 | 4.89× | 2 |
| Oakdale Community Hospital Oakdale | 15 | 4.31× | 2 |
| Sabine Medical Center Many | 15 | 2.34× | 4 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles | 13 | 4.3× | – |
| East Carroll Parish Hospital Lake Providence | 13 | 1.19× | 5 |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling | 13 | 1.37× | 1 |
| Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge Baton Rouge | 12 | 2.74× | 2 |
| Alexandria Emergency Hospital Alexandria | 0 | – | 4 |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder | 0 | – | 2 |
| Assumption Community Hospital Napoleonville | 0 | – | 4 |
| Baton Rouge Rehab Hospital Baton Rouge | 0 | – | – |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans | 0 | – | 3 |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals West Monroe West Monroe | 0 | – | 5 |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe | 0 | – | – |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans | 0 | – | 3 |
| Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport | 0 | – | – |
| Omega Hospital, LLC Metairie | 0 | – | – |
| P A M Specialty Hospital of Covington Covington | 0 | – | 1 |
| Physicians Medical Center Houma | 0 | – | – |
| Sage Rehabilitation Hospital Baton Rouge | 0 | – | – |
| West Carroll Memorial Hospital Oak Grove | 0 | – | 2 |
| Womans Hospital Baton Rouge | 0 | – | 2 |
Price-transparency enforcement in Louisiana
162 closure notices, 140 warning notices, 133 corrective-action-plan requests, 62 “met requirements” findings, 3 civil-penalty notices, 3 administrative closures — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.