Lab tests CPT 82140 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Ammonia test cost in Lafayette, LA — inpatient

In Lafayette, LA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for ammonia blood test as an inpatient: from $10.29 to $65.57, with a median of $14.70. The lowest listed price is at Lafayette General Medical Center — $4.41 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $49.18 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 82140, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 9, 2026 and Jun 9, 2026.

Lowest$10.29Lafayette General Medical Center
Median$14.70half pay less
Highest$65.57in this market
Difference6.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lafayette, LA.

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Lowest $10.29Highest $87.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lafayette General Medical Center lowest Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC AMMONIA, BLOOD $10.29 $49.00 — 79% —
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Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC AMMONIA, BLOOD $11.27 $49.00 — 77% —
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Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC AMMONIA, BLOOD $12.74 $49.00 — 74% —
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Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC AMMONIA, BLOOD $14.70 $49.00 — 70% —
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Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC SUPERSAT URINE, AMMONIUM $17.94 $78.00 — 77% —
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Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC AMMONIA LEVEL ASSAY $17.94 $78.00 — 77% —
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Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC AMMONIA, BLOOD $22.05 $49.00 — 55% —
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Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC AMMONIA LEVEL ASSAY $24.18 $93.00 — 74% —
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Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC SUPERSAT URINE, AMMONIUM $24.18 $93.00 — 74% —
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Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC SUPERSAT URINE, AMMONIUM $27.90 $93.00 — 70% —
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Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC AMMONIA LEVEL ASSAY $27.90 $93.00 — 70% —
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Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC AMMONIA LEVEL ASSAY $31.95 $71.00 — 55% —
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Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC SUPERSAT URINE, AMMONIUM $31.95 $71.00 — 55% —
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Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC SUPERSAT URINE, AMMONIUM $38.64 $184.00 — 79% —
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Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC AMMONIA LEVEL ASSAY $38.64 $184.00 — 79% —
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Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 AMMONIA $64.05 $213.50 $11.66–$213.50 70% Jun 9, 2026
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Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 ASSAY OF AMMONIA $64.05 $213.50 $11.66–$213.50 70% Jun 9, 2026
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Acadia St Landry Church Point, LA · (337) 684-5435 LABCORP AMMONIA $65.57 $87.42 — 25% —
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Acadia St Landry Church Point, LA · (337) 684-5435 LAB CORP AMMONIA LEVEL $87.75 $117.00 — 25% —
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Acadia St Landry Church Point, LA · (337) 684-5435 AMMONIA LEVEL $87.75 $117.00 — 25% —
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Inpatient: lowest $10.29, median $14.70, highest $65.57 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $14.70 — 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

An ammonia test measures ammonia in the blood. It is used for confusion or drowsiness in people with liver disease and for some rare inherited disorders in newborns.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.