BNP test cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker) as an inpatient: from $33.88 to $229.93, with a median of $56.24. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $22.36 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $65.54 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 83880, 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 Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC NT-PRO BNP, S | $33.88 | $154.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ASSAY | $36.40 | $130.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC NT-PRO BNP, S | $40.32 | $126.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC NT-PRO BNP, S | $43.12 | $154.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC POC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ASSAY | $49.28 | $176.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ASSAY | $53.68 | $244.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC POC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ASSAY | $53.68 | $244.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ASSAY | $61.12 | $191.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE ASSAY | $72.15 | $195.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 POC JH BN PEP | $100.80 | $168.00 | $94.58–$168.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 NT-PRO BNP | $100.80 | $168.00 | $94.58–$168.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $100.80 | $168.00 | $94.58–$168.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 NT PRO BNP LC | $132.00 | $220.00 | $123.86–$220.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 BETA-TYPE NATRIUR PEPTIDE | $229.93 | $652.00 | $38.47–$298.62 | 65% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $33.88, median $56.24, highest $229.93 — a 6.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $40.32 — 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
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.