GGT test cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) blood test as an inpatient: from $12.04 to $48.67, with a median of $14.17. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $2.13 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $24.30 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 82977, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC HCV FIBROSURE-GGT File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $12.04 | $43.00 | — | 72% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC HCV FIBROSURE-GGT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.80 | $40.00 | — | 68% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC GAMMA GT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.12 | $41.00 | — | 68% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC HCV FIBROSURE-GGT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.04 | $52.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC GAMMA GT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.30 | $65.00 | — | 78% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC GAMMA GT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.93 | $59.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC GAMMA GT File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $16.52 | $59.00 | — | 72% |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC GAMMA GT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.24 | $52.00 | — | 63% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 GAM GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $48.67 | $138.00 | $7.06–$63.20 | 65% |
Inpatient: lowest $12.04, median $14.17, highest $48.67 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $14.14 — 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 GGT test measures a liver enzyme that rises with bile duct problems and heavy alcohol use. It helps tell whether a high alkaline phosphatase comes from the liver or bone.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.