Colonoscopy with biopsy cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for colonoscopy with tissue sample as an inpatient: from $483.84 to $1,134.79, with a median of $810.01. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $326.17 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $887.38 at 40 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 45380, 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 COLON W/BX SGL OR MLT-BITE/CLD | $483.84 | $1,728.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC COLON W/BX SGL OR MLT-BITE/CLD | $674.74 | $3,067.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC COLON W/BX SGL OR MLT-BITE/CLD | $945.28 | $2,954.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC COLON W/BX SGL OR MLT-BITE/CLD | $1,134.79 | $3,067.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $483.84, median $810.01, highest $1,134.79 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $907.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This colonoscopy looks at the entire colon and takes one or more small tissue samples (biopsies) with tiny forceps. Biopsies can check for inflammation, infection or abnormal cells.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the procedure room and recovery. The gastroenterologist, anesthesia and the pathologist who examines the samples bill separately.