Surgery and procedures CPT 55250 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Vasectomy cost in Lafayette, LA — inpatient

In Lafayette, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for vasectomy, one or both sides, including follow-up semen testing as an inpatient: from $2,246.66 to $2,246.66, with a median of $2,246.66. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,219.85 at 25 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 55250, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,246.66Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics

Median$2,246.66half of hospitals charge less

Highest$2,246.66in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC VASECTOMY UNI OR BIL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$2,246.66	$8,641.00	—	74%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $2,246.66, median $2,246.66, highest $2,246.66.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,733.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A vasectomy is a minor surgery that cuts or seals the tubes that carry sperm (the vas deferens) as permanent male birth control. It is usually done under local anesthesia in a urology office or outpatient clinic.

What the price covers

The code covers the procedure on one or both sides and the follow-up semen check(s) that confirm no sperm remain. In a hospital or surgery center the listed price may be the facility piece only, with the urologist and any sedation billed separately.