Sigmoidoscopy cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only) as an inpatient: from $294.28 to $749.25, with a median of $575.10. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $280.82 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $502.70 at 39 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 45330, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $294.28 | $1,051.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $445.50 | $2,025.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $575.10 | $2,130.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $618.56 | $1,933.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $749.25 | $2,025.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $294.28, median $575.10, highest $749.25 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $378.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
A flexible sigmoidoscopy uses a thin camera to look at the rectum and the lower part of the colon, not the whole colon. It is used to check symptoms like bleeding or changes in bowel habits, and sometimes for screening.
What the price covers
The listed price usually covers the procedure. The doctor's fee may be billed separately, and a biopsy or polyp removal changes the code and adds pathology.