BNP test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker): from $24.50 to $66.66, with a median of $43.86. The lowest listed price is at Tulane Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $19.36 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $53.60 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 cities for code 83880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Lowest$24.50Tulane Medical Center + 2 more
Median$43.86half pay less
Highest$66.66in this market
Difference2.7×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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
median
Lowest $24.50Highest $104.44
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA Omega-Pro Bnp Nt | $24.50 | $175.00 | $116.53–$90.26 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA POCT Bnp Natriuretic Peptide | $24.50 | $175.00 | $116.53–$90.26 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA POCT Bnp Natriuretic Peptide | $24.50 | $175.00 | $116.53–$90.26 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA Omega-Pro Bnp Nt | $24.50 | $175.00 | $116.53–$90.26 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 POCT Bnp Natriuretic Peptide | $24.50 | $175.00 | $116.53–$90.26 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Omega-Pro Bnp Nt | $24.50 | $175.00 | $116.53–$90.26 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 POCT Bnp Natriuretic Peptide | $35.36 | $221.00 | $132.60–$99.45 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Natriuretic Peptide (Heart and Blood Vessel Protein) Level | $35.36 | $221.00 | $132.60–$99.45 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Probrain Nat Peptide Nt | $35.36 | $221.00 | $132.60–$99.45 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Natriuretic Peptide (Heart and Blood Vessel Protein) Level | $35.56 | $254.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Probrain Nat Peptide Nt | $35.56 | $254.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Natriuretic Peptide (Heart and Blood Vessel Protein) Level | $35.56 | $254.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Probrain Nat Peptide Nt | $35.56 | $254.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Probrain Nat Peptide Nt | $35.56 | $254.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Natriuretic Peptide (Heart and Blood Vessel Protein) Level | $35.56 | $254.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Bnp (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide) | $52.36 | $374.00 | $137.63–$69.68 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Omega-Pro Bnp Nt | $52.36 | $374.00 | $137.63–$69.68 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 POCT Bnp Natriuretic Peptide | $52.36 | $374.00 | $137.63–$69.68 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Natriuretic Peptide | $52.36 | $374.00 | $137.63–$69.68 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Bnp (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide) | $53.60 | $335.00 | $100.50–$88.34 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Natriuretic Peptide (Heart and Blood Vessel Protein) Level | $53.60 | $335.00 | $100.50–$88.34 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Probrain Nat Peptide Nt | $53.60 | $335.00 | $100.50–$88.34 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 POCT Bnp Natriuretic Peptide | $53.60 | $335.00 | $100.50–$88.34 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Omega-Pro Bnp Nt | $53.60 | $335.00 | $100.50–$88.34 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Natriuretic Peptide | $53.60 | $335.00 | $100.50–$88.34 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Probrain Nat Peptide Nt | $55.35 | $205.00 | $100.22–$79.95 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 POCT Bnp Natriuretic Peptide | $55.35 | $205.00 | $100.22–$79.95 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Bnp (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide) | $55.35 | $205.00 | $100.22–$79.95 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Natriuretic Peptide | $55.35 | $205.00 | $100.22–$79.95 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Omega-Pro Bnp Nt | $55.35 | $205.00 | $100.22–$79.95 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Natriuretic Peptide (Heart and Blood Vessel Protein) Level | $55.35 | $205.00 | $100.22–$79.95 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Probrain Nat Peptide Nt | $56.28 | $402.00 | $147.94–$74.89 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Natriuretic Peptide (Heart and Blood Vessel Protein) Level | $56.28 | $402.00 | $147.94–$74.89 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Bnp (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide) | $66.66 | $303.00 | $101.29–$88.34 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Natriuretic Peptide | $66.66 | $303.00 | $101.29–$88.34 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Natriuretic Peptide (Heart and Blood Vessel Protein) Level | $66.66 | $303.00 | $101.29–$88.34 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 POCT Bnp Natriuretic Peptide | $66.66 | $303.00 | $101.29–$88.34 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Probrain Nat Peptide Nt | $66.66 | $303.00 | $101.29–$88.34 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Omega-Pro Bnp Nt | $66.66 | $303.00 | $101.29–$88.34 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Natriuretic Peptide | $104.44 | $746.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Bnp (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide) | $104.44 | $746.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Bnp (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide) | $104.44 | $746.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Natriuretic Peptide | $104.44 | $746.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Bnp (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide) | $104.44 | $746.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Natriuretic Peptide | $104.44 | $746.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.50, median $43.86, highest $66.66 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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
This code covers the natriuretic peptide tests, BNP and NT-proBNP. The heart releases these peptides when it is under strain, so the test helps tell heart failure from other causes of shortness of breath and tracks treatment.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.