Basic metabolic panel cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $13.42 to $92.61, with a median of $33.04. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $19.62 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $33.30 at 61 hospitals.
- The median here, $33.04, is 64% below the US median of $91.00.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.46).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 80048, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 16, 2026.
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 BASIC METABOLIC PANEL(8 TESTS) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.42 | $61.00 | $7.59–$54.90 | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL(8 TESTS) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.36 | $48.00 | $3.55–$36.00 | 68% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $19.18 | $137.00 | $10.39–$91.23 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $19.18 | $137.00 | $10.39–$91.23 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $19.18 | $137.00 | $10.39–$91.23 | 86% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $20.02 | $91.00 | $10.98–$91.00 | 78% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 *HC POC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL(8 TESTS) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.96 | $118.00 | $7.59–$106.20 | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 *HC POC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL(8 TESTS)+1 more line at this price File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $33.04 | $118.00 | $7.61–$101.36 | 72% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Yellow Fever Basic Metabolic Panel (Bmp) File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $40.64 | $254.00 | $10.39–$9.73 | 84% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca+1 more line at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $57.28 | $358.00 | $10.39–$9.73 | 84% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 LCMC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $57.48 | $163.00 | $8.29–$74.65 | 65% |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $61.76 | $386.00 | $10.41–$9.73 | 84% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $72.66 | $519.00 | $10.41–$96.69 | 86% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $78.12 | $558.00 | $10.41–$9.73 | 86% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL(8 TESTS) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.27 | $301.00 | $7.59–$255.85 | 73% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca+1 more line at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $92.61 | $343.00 | $106.33–$97.10 | 73% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $176.68 | $1,262.00 | $10.39–$840.37 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $176.68 | $1,262.00 | $10.39–$840.37 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $176.68 | $1,262.00 | $10.39–$840.37 | 86% |
Outpatient: lowest $13.42, median $33.04, highest $92.61 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $27.81. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What basic metabolic panel is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Basic metabolic panel explained.