Ranked by how much a hospital bills in list charges for every dollar of care actually paid for, across 58 graded hospitals in Louisiana. Only hospitals with at least ten priced procedures appear, so a single unusual case cannot put a hospital at either end.
This is not a ranking of cheap care. A low markup means a hospital's list prices sit close to what its care is actually paid for. It does not mean your treatment there will cost less than somewhere else — that depends on your insurance and your case.
New Orleans, LA
7.6x — bills about $7.64 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
Leesville, LA
8.4x — bills about $8.44 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
Slidell, LA
8.6x — bills about $8.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
Hammond, LA
10.1x — bills about $10.06 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
Metairie, LA
10.2x — bills about $10.19 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
Alexandria, LA
10.6x — bills about $10.60 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
Alexandria, LA
12.0x — bills about $11.95 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for
Lake Charles, LA
12.8x — bills about $12.82 in charges for every $1 of care actually paid for