Newborn circumcision cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for circumcision with a clamp or device and a numbing nerve block, usually newborns as an inpatient: from $363.44 to $2,105.28, with a median of $1,187.76. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $824.32 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $800.02 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 54150, 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 Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC CIRCUMCISION CLAMP/OTHER DEVICE, NONSURG (ANY AGE) | $363.44 | $1,652.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC CIRCUMCISION CLAMP/OTHER DEVICE, NONSURG (ANY AGE) | $1,187.76 | $4,242.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC CIRCUMCISION CLAMP/OTHER DEVICE, NONSURG (ANY AGE) | $2,105.28 | $6,579.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $363.44, median $1,187.76, highest $2,105.28 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,187.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This is circumcision done with a clamp or similar device after numbing the penis with a local nerve block. It is most often done in newborn boys, usually before they leave the hospital.
What the price covers
In a hospital, the listed price for this code may be the physician's fee or a facility charge, separate from the newborn's stay. Newborn room charges and the birth itself are billed separately.