How much does Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications) cost in Louisiana?

Q: How much does Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications) cost in Louisiana?

10 hospitals in Louisiana publish a charge for Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications). The middle one charges $79,954, the cheapest $19,194 and the dearest $157,981.

MS-DRG 470 · 10 hospitals in Louisiana publish a charge

Lowest in LA

$19,194

Typical in LA

$79,954

Highest in LA

$157,981

U.S. typical

$79,947

In Louisiana, West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital charges about $19,194 and Christus Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital charges about $157,981 — for the same coded procedure.

Every Louisiana hospital that publishes a price

Cheapest charge first.

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
A West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA	$19,194 76% below the state average	$13,415	12
B Abbeville General Hospital Abbeville, LA	$43,782 45% below the state average	$14,654	12
B Specialists Hospital Shreveport Shreveport, LA	$52,963 34% below the state average	$11,486	14
B Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA	$56,669 29% below the state average	$14,835	16
C Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell, LA	$75,247 6% below the state average	$11,773	30
C Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA	$84,661 6% above the state average	$13,217	117
C Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA	$92,115 15% above the state average	$13,310	29
F East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA	$136,096 70% above the state average	$15,680	14
D St Tammany Parish Hospital Covington, LA	$145,131 82% above the state average	$14,461	11
F Christus Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria, LA	$157,981 98% above the state average	$12,094	57

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