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Normal newborn hospital stay cost in Louisiana

Compare cash prices for normal newborn hospital stay at hospitals, clinics and other providers.

Typical cash price

In Louisiana

$1,157Typical
$591 – $2,036Most listed prices

From 16 hospital and 0 clinic prices in Louisiana.

Nationwide typical: $2,689 (most listed prices $1,349–$6,608).

Usually included: the facility fee + the doctor's or surgeon's fee.

Good to know: Billed on the baby's account. Birth centers and cash-OB programs often fold this into an all-in package. Hospitals bill the nursery DRG and the pediatrician separately. State newborn metabolic screening fees are passed through separately in some states.

Cheapest in Louisiana

Total price

Normal newborn hospital stay

The facility fee + the doctor's fee

How totals are compared

Every total covers the same bundle: the facility fee + the doctor's fee. Where a hospital does not publish a part, the typical published amount is added and the total is marked estimated.

$365Lowest est. total
$1,157Typical
$2,598Highest

In Louisiana, from 16 providers. Most listed prices: $591–$2,036.

Cheapest totals nearby

About this service and typical prices

  1. Ochsner St. Anne Hospital
    Hospital · Raceland, LA
    Normal newborn, inpatient stay
    Hospital stay only
    $254est. $365 total

    Hospital case rate for the whole stay; doctors bill separately.

    Source: Ochsner St. Anne Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026
  2. Slidell Memorial Hospital - Main Campus
    Hospital · Slidell, LA
    Normal newborn, inpatient stay
    Hospital stay only
    $442est. $552 total

    Hospital case rate for the whole stay; doctors bill separately.

    Source: Slidell Memorial Hospital - Main Campus price file · checked Oct 2026
  3. Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
    Hospital · Baton Rouge, LA
    Normal newborn, inpatient stay
    Hospital stay only
    $519est. $630 total

    Hospital case rate for the whole stay; doctors bill separately.

    Source: Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge price file · checked Oct 2026
  4. Ochsner American Legion Hospital
    Hospital · Jennings, LA
    Normal newborn, inpatient stay
    Hospital stay only
    $596est. $707 total

    Hospital case rate for the whole stay; doctors bill separately.

    Source: Ochsner American Legion Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026
  5. Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner
    Hospital · Kenner, LA
    Normal newborn, inpatient stay
    Hospital stay only
    $632est. $743 total

    Hospital case rate for the whole stay; doctors bill separately.

    Source: Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner price file · checked Oct 2026
  6. Opelousas General Health System
    Hospital · Opelousas, LA
    Normal newborn, inpatient stay
    Hospital stay only
    $649est. $758 total

    Hospital case rate for the whole stay; doctors bill separately.

    Source: Opelousas General Health System price file · checked Oct 2026
  7. Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center (This file encompasses multiple facilities, including Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center, Ochsner Lafayette General Surgery Hospital & Ochsner Lafayette General Orthopedic Hospital)
    Hospital · Lafayette, LA
    Normal newborn, inpatient stay
    Hospital stay only
    $766est. $877 total

    Hospital case rate for the whole stay; doctors bill separately.

    Source: Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center (This fil price fil · checked Oct 2026
  8. Ochsner Medical Center - (This file encompasses multiple facilities, including OMC – Jeff Hwy, OMC – Baptist, OMC – Clearview, Ochsner Hospital for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, and OMC – West Bank Campus)
    Hospital · New Orleans, LA
    Normal newborn, inpatient stay
    Hospital stay only
    $862est. $973 total

    Hospital case rate for the whole stay; doctors bill separately.

    Source: Ochsner Medical Center - (This file encompasses mu price fil · checked Oct 2026
  9. St. Tammany Parish Hospital
    Hospital · Covington, LA
    Normal newborn, inpatient stay
    Hospital stay only
    $1,231est. $1,342 total

    Hospital case rate for the whole stay; doctors bill separately.

  10. Park Place Surgical Hospital
    Hospital · Lafayette, LA
    Normal newborn, inpatient stay
    Hospital stay only
    $1,257est. $1,368 total

    Hospital case rate for the whole stay; doctors bill separately.

    Source: Park Place Surgical Hospital price file · checked Oct 2026
  11. Bayou Bend Health System
    Hospital · Franklin, LA
    Normal newborn, inpatient stay
    Hospital stay only
    $1,325est. $1,393 total

    Hospital case rate for the whole stay; doctors bill separately.

    Source: Bayou Bend Health System price file · checked Oct 2026
  12. Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center
    Hospital · Shreveport, LA
    Normal newborn, inpatient stay
    Hospital stay only
    $1,286est. $1,396 total

    Hospital case rate for the whole stay; doctors bill separately.

    Source: Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical C price fil · checked Oct 2026

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