Cystoscopy cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy, diagnostic look inside the bladder and urethra as an inpatient: from $656.48 to $886.48, with a median of $771.48. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $115.00 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $630.17 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 52000, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC CYSTO source file | $656.48 | $2,984.00 | — | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC CYSTO source file | $886.48 | $3,166.00 | — | 72% |
Inpatient: lowest $656.48, median $771.48, highest $886.48 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $663.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
Cystoscopy uses a thin scope passed through the urethra to look inside the bladder and urethra. It is used to check for blood in the urine, repeated infections, bladder symptoms or to follow up on bladder cancer.
What the price covers
The listed price usually covers the procedure. The urologist's fee and any sedation may be billed separately, and a biopsy or treatment done during the exam changes the code.