Electrolyte panel cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2): from $12.48 to $113.13, with a median of $16.10. The lowest listed price is at St Bernard Parish Hospital — $3.62 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $36.50 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 80051, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Parish Hospital lowest Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $12.48 | $39.00 | $2.94–$29.25 | 68% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 POC ELECTROLYTES | $14.40 | $24.00 | $4.32–$24.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 ELECTROLYTES | $15.00 | $25.00 | $4.50–$25.00 | 40% | — source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 POCT Electrolytes | $16.06 | $73.00 | $10.52–$9.11 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Blood Test Panel for Electrolytes | $16.06 | $73.00 | $10.52–$9.11 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 POCT Electrolytes | $16.10 | $115.00 | $10.44–$8.61 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 POCT Electrolytes | $16.10 | $115.00 | $10.44–$8.61 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 POCT Electrolytes | $16.10 | $115.00 | $10.44–$8.61 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $26.32 | $94.00 | $6.31–$80.75 | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 *HC POC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $26.32 | $94.00 | $6.31–$80.75 | 72% | — source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 POCT Electrolytes | $45.60 | $285.00 | $10.12–$85.50 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Blood Test Panel for Electrolytes | $45.60 | $285.00 | $10.12–$85.50 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 LCMC ELECTROLYTES PANEL SERUM | $46.90 | $133.00 | $6.87–$60.91 | 65% | — source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 POCT Electrolytes | $49.14 | $351.00 | $10.52–$9.14 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Blood Test Panel for Electrolytes | $52.78 | $377.00 | $10.52–$9.14 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Blood Test Panel for Electrolytes | $113.13 | $419.00 | $11.37–$8.07 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 POCT Electrolytes | $113.13 | $419.00 | $11.37–$8.07 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Blood Test Panel for Electrolytes | $128.66 | $919.00 | $10.44–$97.41 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Blood Test Panel for Electrolytes | $128.66 | $919.00 | $10.44–$97.41 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Blood Test Panel for Electrolytes | $128.66 | $919.00 | $10.44–$97.41 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 RT ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $161.40 | $269.00 | $48.42–$269.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.48, median $16.10, highest $113.13 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $13.86. 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 5 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 it is
An electrolyte panel measures sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonate (CO2) in one blood sample. It checks fluid and acid balance in people with vomiting, diarrhea, kidney problems or on diuretics.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80051 ($80.10). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LAHC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $7.92 | file |