Eye injection cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for eye injection into the vitreous (intravitreal injection) as an inpatient: from $363.44 to $492.80, with a median of $428.12. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $64.68 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $300.48 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 67028, 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 INTRAVITREAL INJ OF PHARM AGEN | $363.44 | $1,652.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC INTRAVITREAL INJ OF PHARM AGEN | $492.80 | $1,760.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $363.44, median $428.12, highest $492.80 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $251.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This code covers injecting medicine into the eye, for macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease.
What the price covers
The price is for the injection. The drug is billed separately and often costs far more.