Calcium test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for calcium blood test, total: from $5.32 to $54.27, with a median of $29.40. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $24.08 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $19.87 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 82310, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC CALCIUM ISTAT | $5.32 | $19.00 | $4.64–$29.26 | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC CALCIUM ISTAT | $7.26 | $33.00 | $4.63–$29.70 | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC CALCIUM SERUM | $7.92 | $36.00 | $4.63–$32.40 | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC CALCIUM SERUM | $9.28 | $29.00 | $2.17–$21.75 | 68% | — source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Calcium Total Body Fluid | $12.10 | $55.00 | $11.61–$8.35 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Calcium Level | $12.10 | $55.00 | $11.61–$8.35 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Calcium Serum | $12.10 | $55.00 | $11.61–$8.35 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 CALCIUM LEVEL TOTAL | $15.00 | $25.00 | $4.50–$25.00 | 40% | — source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Calcium Serum | $15.52 | $97.00 | $10.08–$97.00 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Calcium Total Body Fluid | $15.52 | $97.00 | $10.08–$97.00 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Calcium Level | $15.52 | $97.00 | $10.08–$97.00 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC CALCIUM SERUM | $18.76 | $67.00 | $4.64–$57.55 | 72% | — source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Calcium Serum | $29.40 | $210.00 | $106.89–$9.03 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Calcium Total Body Fluid | $29.40 | $210.00 | $106.89–$9.03 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Calcium Level | $31.64 | $226.00 | $115.03–$90.40 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Calcium Level | $32.16 | $201.00 | $11.61–$90.45 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Calcium Serum | $32.16 | $201.00 | $11.61–$90.45 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Calcium Random Urine | $33.04 | $236.00 | $10.32–$9.51 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Calcium Random Urine | $33.04 | $236.00 | $10.32–$9.51 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Calcium Serum | $33.04 | $236.00 | $10.32–$9.51 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Calcium Total Body Fluid | $33.04 | $236.00 | $10.32–$9.51 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Calcium Level | $33.04 | $236.00 | $10.32–$9.51 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Calcium Random Urine | $33.04 | $236.00 | $10.32–$9.51 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Calcium Serum | $33.04 | $236.00 | $10.32–$9.51 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Calcium Total Body Fluid | $33.04 | $236.00 | $10.32–$9.51 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Calcium Level | $33.04 | $236.00 | $10.32–$9.51 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Calcium Level | $33.04 | $236.00 | $10.32–$9.51 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Calcium Total Body Fluid | $33.04 | $236.00 | $10.32–$9.51 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Calcium Serum | $33.04 | $236.00 | $10.32–$9.51 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 LCMC CALCIUM | $34.56 | $98.00 | $5.06–$44.88 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 ISTAT CALCIUM | $34.56 | $98.00 | $5.06–$44.88 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 PTH INTACT PEDI 1 | $34.80 | $58.00 | $10.44–$58.00 | 40% | — source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab Calcium Random Urine | $37.76 | $236.00 | $10.08–$9.29 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Calcium Total Body Fluid | $54.27 | $201.00 | $128.24–$98.27 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Calcium Level | $54.27 | $201.00 | $128.24–$98.27 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Calcium Serum | $54.27 | $201.00 | $128.24–$98.27 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.32, median $29.40, highest $54.27 — a 10.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $11.61. 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 8 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 2 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 it is
A calcium test measures calcium in the blood. It is used for bone disease, kidney stones, parathyroid problems and some cancers.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82310 ($39.60). 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 CALCIUM, RANDOM, URINE - RL | $2.42 | file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LAHC CALCIUM, RANDOM, URINE - RL | $3.08 | file |