Esophagus Disorders Cost in Louisiana — Compare All Hospitals
Serious problems of the esophagus (the swallowing tube), such as tears, blockages, or severe inflammation. A stay typically involves imaging or a scope exam, IV fluids or nutrition, and close monitoring.
State average
$51,987
gross charge · DRG 368
Hospitals
9
with published pricing
Price range
$8,866 – $148,924
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Bayou Bend Hospital
Franklin, LA
Gross charge $8,866Cash pay $6,206 - 2
Opelousas General Health System
Opelousas, LA
Gross charge $10,851Cash pay $5,426 - 3
St. Bernard Parish Hospital
Chalmette, LA
Gross charge $24,458Cash pay $7,827 - 4
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner
Kenner, LA
Gross charge $41,211Cash pay $11,539 - 5
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA
Gross charge $45,390Cash pay $14,525 - 6
St. Tammany Parish Hospital
Covington, LA
Gross charge $60,474Cash pay $24,189 - 7
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
Lafayette, LA
Gross charge $63,722Cash pay $13,382 - 8
North Oaks Medical Center
Hammond, LA
Gross charge $63,992Cash pay $18,753 - 9Gross charge $148,924Cash pay $38,720
- 10
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
Natchitoches, LA
Gross charge —Cash pay $14,553 - 11Gross charge —
- 12
Rapides Regional Medical Center
Alexandria, LA
Gross charge — - 13
Abbeville General Hospital
Abbeville, LA
Gross charge — - 14
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Lake Charles, LA
Gross charge — - 15Gross charge —
- 16
Winn Parish Medical Center
Winnfield, LA
Gross charge — - 17
Avoyelles Hospital
Marksville, LA
Gross charge — - 18
Oakdale Community Hospital
Oakdale, LA
Gross charge — - 19
Claiborne Memorial Medical Center
Homer, LA
Gross charge — - 20
Minden Medical Center
Minden, LA
Gross charge — - 21
Glenwood Regional Medical Center
West Monroe, LA
Gross charge — - 22
Byrd Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Leesville, LA
Gross charge — - 23
Physicians Medical Center
Houma, LA
Gross charge — - 24Gross charge —Cash pay $9,940
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- 26
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital
Slidell, LA
Gross charge —Cash pay $20,533 - 27
Acadian Medical Center
Eunice, LA
Gross charge — - 28
LSU Lallie Kemp Medical Center
Independence, LA
Gross charge — - 29
Thibodaux Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Thibodaux, LA
Gross charge — - 30
Ochsner Medical Center Acute
New Orleans, LA
Gross charge —Cash pay $56,941 - 31
Sabine Medical Center
Many, LA
Gross charge — - 32
Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics
Lafayette, LA
Gross charge — - 33
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Monroe, LA
Gross charge — - 34
Ochsner St. Mary
Morgan City, LA
Gross charge — - 35
CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital
Lake Charles, LA
Gross charge — - 36
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System
Shreveport, LA
Gross charge — - 37
Ochsner Acadia General Hospital
Crowley, LA
Gross charge — - 38
St. Charles Parish Hospital
Luling, LA
Gross charge — - 39
CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital
Lake Charles, LA
Gross charge — - 40Gross charge —
- 41
Ochsner St. Martin Hospital
Breaux Bridge, LA
Gross charge —Cash pay $56,941 - 42
Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital
Kaplan, LA
Gross charge — - 43
Ochsner St. Anne Hospital
Raceland, LA
Gross charge — - 44
Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital (Acute Care)
Alexandria, LA
Gross charge — - 45
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center
Houma, LA
Gross charge — - 46
Christus Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital
Alexandria, LA
Gross charge — - 47
Mercy Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Ville Platte, LA
Gross charge — - 48
Christus Coushatta Health Care Center
Coushatta, LA
Gross charge —
Louisiana hospitals price esophagus disorders (Medicare DRG 368) anywhere from $8,866 to $148,924 — a $140,058 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Bayou Bend Hospital in Franklin; the most expensive is Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center (Kings Hwy) in Shreveport. The state average sits at $51,987.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists esophagus disorders at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent esophagus disorders admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Louisiana hospitals missing from the list either don't perform esophagus disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 368 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.