Lipid panel cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for cholesterol and triglycerides (lipid panel) blood test as an inpatient: from $9.92 to $80.76, with a median of $21.64. The lowest listed price is at St Bernard Parish Hospital — $11.72 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $50.08 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 80061, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Parish Hospital lowest Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC NMR LIPIDS | $9.92 | $31.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC NMR LIPIDS | $10.92 | $39.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC LIPID PROFILE | $18.48 | $84.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC NMR LIPIDS | $18.48 | $84.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC LIPID PROFILE | $21.44 | $67.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC LIPID PROFILE | $24.79 | $67.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC LIPID PROFILE | $66.96 | $248.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 LCMC LIPID PROFILE | $80.76 | $229.00 | $13.12–$104.88 | 65% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC LIPID PROFILE | $85.68 | $306.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $9.92, median $21.64, highest $80.76 — a 8.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $69.02 — 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 lipid panel is a blood test that measures total cholesterol, HDL ('good') cholesterol and triglycerides; LDL ('bad') cholesterol is usually calculated from these. It is used to check heart disease risk.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the panel. The blood draw is often billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80061 ($85.00). 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.
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LAHC NMR LIPIDS | $8.37 | file |