Calcium test cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for calcium blood test, total as an inpatient: from $5.32 to $34.56, with a median of $11.61. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $6.29 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $19.87 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 82310, 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 Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC CALCIUM ISTAT | $5.32 | $19.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC CALCIUM SERUM | $9.28 | $29.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC CALCIUM SERUM | $9.90 | $45.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC CALCIUM SERUM | $12.88 | $46.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC CALCIUM SERUM | $13.32 | $36.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 CALCIUM LEVEL TOTAL | $15.00 | $25.00 | $14.08–$25.00 | 40% | — 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 Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 LCMC 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 | $32.65–$58.00 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $5.32, median $11.61, highest $34.56 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $29.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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
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 |