Comprehensive metabolic panel cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $18.26 to $84.24, with a median of $31.81. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $13.55 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $74.15 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 80053, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 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 COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PAN 14 | $18.26 | $83.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 *HC POC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PAN 14 | $18.26 | $83.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PAN 14 | $18.88 | $59.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PAN 14 | $24.42 | $66.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 *HC POC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PAN 14 | $39.20 | $140.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 LCMC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $71.59 | $203.00 | $10.35–$92.97 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PAN 14 | $84.24 | $312.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PAN 14 | $137.76 | $492.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $18.26, median $31.81, highest $84.24 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $71.59 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
A comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) is a blood test of 14 measurements: the eight in a basic panel plus albumin, total protein, alkaline phosphatase, ALT, AST and bilirubin. It checks blood sugar, electrolytes, kidney function and liver function in one test.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running all 14 tests. The blood draw is often billed separately.