Blood transfusion cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) as an inpatient: from $453.76 to $1,072.99, with a median of $737.45. The lowest listed price is at St Bernard Parish Hospital — $283.69 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $475.30 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 36430, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Parish Hospital lowest Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC BLD PRODUCT TRANSFUSION/ADMIN (ONE PER DAY) | $453.76 | $1,418.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC BLD PRODUCT TRANSFUSION/ADMIN (ONE PER DAY) | $691.90 | $3,145.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 NS BLOOD TRANSFUSION PER DAY | $783.00 | $1,305.00 | $734.71–$1,305.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 OB BLOOD TRANSFUSION PER DAY | $783.00 | $1,305.00 | $734.71–$1,305.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 OP BLOOD TRANSFUSION PER DAY | $783.00 | $1,305.00 | $734.71–$1,305.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 DS BLOOD TRANSFUSION PER DAY | $783.00 | $1,305.00 | $734.71–$1,305.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 RR BLOOD TRANSFUSION PER DAY | $783.00 | $1,305.00 | $734.71–$1,305.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 ED BLOOD TRANSFUSION PER DAY | $783.00 | $1,305.00 | $734.71–$1,305.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 CC BLOOD TRANSFUSION PER DAY | $783.00 | $1,305.00 | $734.71–$1,305.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 BLOOD TRANSFUSION COMP | $1,072.99 | $3,042.55 | $403.84–$2,259.00 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 BLOOD TRANSFUSION <2 HR | $1,072.99 | $3,042.55 | $403.84–$2,259.00 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 BLOOD TRANSFUSION 2<4HR | $1,096.42 | $3,108.99 | $403.84–$2,259.00 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 BLOOD TRANSFUSION 4<6HR | $1,119.36 | $3,174.05 | $403.84–$2,259.00 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 BLOOD TRANSFUSION >6HR | $1,222.36 | $3,466.12 | $403.84–$2,259.00 | 65% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $453.76, median $737.45, highest $1,072.99 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $475.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers giving a transfusion of blood or blood components such as red cells or platelets.
What the price covers
The price is for giving the transfusion. The blood itself, typing and crossmatching are billed separately.