Emergency Department Visit with Low Level of Medical Decision Making Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 79 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 99283. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $238
📉 Low $46.20
📈 High $4,125
🏥 79 hospitals
🏛️ 46 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $68.98
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 79 hospitals.
Billed more than $238 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicare | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$46.20 | $66.81 | $42.88 | $42.64 | $42.88 | $75.16 | $66.81 | $66.81 | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$51.81 | $66.81 | $42.88 | $42.88 | $42.88 | $75.16 | $86.85 | $66.81 | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$53.90 | $72.69 | $69.17 | $62.65 | $53.80 | $65.37 | $65.37 | $65.37 | $72.30 |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$53.90 | $72.69 | $69.17 | $62.65 | $53.80 | $65.37 | $65.37 | $65.37 | $72.30 |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$54.50 | $66.81 | $42.88 | $42.88 | $42.88 | $75.16 | $86.85 | $66.81 | — |
| OMEGA HOSPITAL SEVERN AVE. METAIRIE |
$62.30 | — | — | $49.84 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST FELICIANA HOSPITAL ST FRANCISVILLE |
$92.05 | $115 | $115 | $115 | $87.06 | $139 | $115 | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$95.40 | $404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$99.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL BUNKIE |
$100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$129 | — | — | $200 | — | $100 | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$154 | $367 | $65.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$158 | — | $169 | $169 | $242 | — | $242 | $242 | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CARROLL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OAK GROVE |
$165 | $99.06 | $48.60 | $57.77 | $66.81 | $165 | $109 | $131 | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIENVILLE MEDICAL CENTER ARCADIA |
$182 | — | $178 | $178 | $195 | $400 | — | — | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$212 | $319 | $500 | $467 | $517 | $436 | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$229 | — | $68.12 | $68.12 | $68.12 | — | $68.12 | — | — |
| ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL GREENSBURG |
$231 | $76.77 | $58.47 | $56.13 | $58.47 | $208 | $66.76 | $66.76 | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$231 | $401 | $65.60 | — | — | — | — | $401 | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$231 | $350 | $70.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA |
$238 | $263 | $119 | $110 | $110 | $1,315 | $277 | $290 | $641 |
| MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER MINDEN |
$240 | $438 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY |
$264 | $561 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$267 | $382 | $390 | $272 | $130 | $382 | $313 | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$279 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | $60.00 | — | $75.00 |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$297 | $210 | $622 | — | $210 | $647 | — | $210 | $608 |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$298 | $222 | $222 | $222 | $227 | $773 | $222 | — | $522 |
| CLAIBORNE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HOMER |
$300 | $67.67 | $42.88 | $42.88 | $67.67 | $67.67 | $67.67 | $67.67 | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$303 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$304 | $185 | $253 | $253 | $253 | — | $253 | — | — |
| POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL NEW ROADS |
$306 | — | $52.83 | $52.83 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM JEFFERSON ST MANSFIELD |
$389 | $556 | $556 | $556 | $556 | $556 | — | — | — |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LEESVILLE |
$390 | $388 | $53.06 | $169 | $186 | $850 | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL JEFFERSON |
$410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$424 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$429 | $420 | — | $633 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$429 | $430 | — | $1,090 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEAUREGARD HEALTH SYSTEM DERIDDER |
$474 | $100 | $322 | — | — | $299 | — | $246 | $379 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 99283, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $522 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $238 for this?
That is the median of what the 79 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 99283 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $68.98 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $46.20 to $4,125 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.5x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making (CPT 99283) in Louisiana range from $46.20 to $4,125, with a median of $238. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $46.20. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Louisiana facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 99283 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.