Total cholesterol test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for total cholesterol blood test: from $4.90 to $29.27, with a median of $7.80. The lowest listed price is at Tulane Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $2.90 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $15.00 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 82465, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Cholesterol Blood Total | $4.90 | $35.00 | $10.00–$9.80 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Cholesterol Blood Total | $4.90 | $35.00 | $10.00–$9.80 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Cholesterol Blood Total | $4.90 | $35.00 | $10.00–$9.80 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC NMR CHOLESTEROL ASSAY | $5.32 | $19.00 | $3.92–$24.66 | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC NMR CHOLESTEROL ASSAY | $6.38 | $29.00 | $3.90–$26.10 | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC CHOLESTEROL | $7.04 | $32.00 | $3.90–$28.80 | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC CHOLESTEROL | $7.68 | $24.00 | $1.83–$18.00 | 68% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC NMR CHOLESTEROL ASSAY | $7.68 | $24.00 | $1.83–$18.00 | 68% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 LIPO ELECT - CHOLESTEROL | $7.80 | $13.00 | $2.34–$13.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 NASH FIBROSIS LC P3 | $9.60 | $16.00 | $2.88–$16.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 BF CHOLESTEROL | $10.20 | $17.00 | $3.06–$17.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 CHOLESTEROL TOTAL | $10.20 | $17.00 | $3.06–$17.00 | 40% | — source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Cholesterol Level | $13.20 | $60.00 | $11.22–$9.79 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Cholesterol Blood Total | $13.20 | $60.00 | $11.22–$9.79 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC CHOLESTEROL | $18.48 | $66.00 | $3.92–$56.69 | 72% | — source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Cholesterol Level | $21.56 | $154.00 | $10.00–$8.88 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Cholesterol Level | $21.56 | $154.00 | $10.00–$8.88 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Cholesterol Level | $21.56 | $154.00 | $10.00–$8.88 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Cholesterol Blood Total | $22.12 | $158.00 | $112.18–$80.42 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Cholesterol Blood Total | $23.76 | $88.00 | $24.91–$88.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Cholesterol Level | $23.80 | $170.00 | $120.70–$86.53 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Cholesterol Level | $25.12 | $157.00 | $157.00–$94.20 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 NASH FIBROSIS PANEL P3 | $25.80 | $43.00 | $7.74–$43.00 | 40% | — source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Cholesterol Level | $29.12 | $182.00 | $139.23–$9.79 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Cholesterol Blood Total | $29.12 | $182.00 | $139.23–$9.79 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 LCMC CHOLESTEROL | $29.27 | $83.00 | $4.26–$38.01 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 LIPID STUDIES ENHANCED CHOL | $46.80 | $78.00 | $14.04–$78.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Cholesterol Level | $74.52 | $276.00 | $107.64–$85.56 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.90, median $7.80, highest $29.27 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $7.80. 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 11 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 7 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 total cholesterol test measures all the cholesterol in the blood. It is part of a lipid panel, which also gives HDL, LDL and triglycerides.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.