BNP test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker): from $24.50 to $229.93, with a median of $35.36. The lowest listed price is at Lakeside Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $10.86 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $66.66 at 63 hospitals.
- The median here, $35.36, is 76% below the US median of $148.90.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($39.26).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 83880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Omega-Pro Bnp Nt+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $24.50 | $175.00 | $116.53–$90.26 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 POCT Bnp Natriuretic Peptide+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $24.50 | $175.00 | $116.53–$90.26 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 POCT Bnp Natriuretic Peptide+1 more line at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $24.50 | $175.00 | $116.53–$90.26 | 86% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC NT-PRO BNP, S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $27.72 | $126.00 | $35.19–$165.83 | 78% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC NT-PRO BNP, S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.86 | $118.00 | $35.19–$127.49 | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC NT-PRO BNP, S File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $35.28 | $126.00 | $35.33–$222.67 | 72% |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Probrain Nat Peptide Nt+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $35.36 | $221.00 | $132.60–$99.45 | 84% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Probrain Nat Peptide Nt+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $35.56 | $254.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Natriuretic Peptide (Heart and Blood Vessel Protein) Level+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $35.56 | $254.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Probrain Nat Peptide Nt+1 more line at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $35.56 | $254.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC NT-PRO BNP, S File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $40.32 | $126.00 | $16.49–$118.71 | 68% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ASSAY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $42.90 | $195.00 | $35.19–$175.50 | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC POC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ASSAY+1 more line at this price File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $49.28 | $176.00 | $35.33–$222.67 | 72% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 POCT Bnp Natriuretic Peptide+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $52.36 | $374.00 | $137.63–$69.68 | 86% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ASSAY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.92 | $196.00 | $35.19–$166.60 | 73% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Bnp (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide)+5 more lines at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $53.60 | $335.00 | $100.50–$88.34 | 84% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Bnp (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide)+5 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $55.35 | $205.00 | $100.22–$79.95 | 73% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Probrain Nat Peptide Nt+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $56.28 | $402.00 | $147.94–$74.89 | 86% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ASSAY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $61.12 | $191.00 | $16.49–$143.25 | 68% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 POCT Bnp Natriuretic Peptide+5 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $66.66 | $303.00 | $101.29–$88.34 | 78% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Natriuretic Peptide+1 more line at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $104.44 | $746.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Bnp (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide)+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $104.44 | $746.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Bnp (B-Type Natriuretic Peptide)+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $104.44 | $746.00 | $124.06–$90.26 | 86% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 BETA-TYPE NATRIUR PEPTIDE File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $229.93 | $652.00 | $38.47–$298.62 | 65% |
Outpatient: lowest $24.50, median $35.36, highest $229.93 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $38.36. 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 13 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 11 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.
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