PSA test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test, total: from $9.52 to $124.49, with a median of $36.40. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $26.88 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $44.47 at 60 hospitals.
- The median here, $36.40, is 58% below the US median of $86.83.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($18.39).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 84153, 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.
Lowest$9.52Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner
Median$36.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$124.49in this market
Difference13.1×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 $9.52Highest $124.49
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC PROSTATE HEALTH INDEX (PHI) File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $9.52 | $34.00 | $16.55–$104.27 | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC PSA, TOTAL-REF LAB ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.12 | $56.00 | $16.49–$69.08 | 73% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC PSA, SCREENING File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.25 | $75.00 | $16.49–$69.08 | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC PSA, TOTAL File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $75.00 | $16.55–$104.27 | 72% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC PSA, TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.54 | $107.00 | $16.49–$96.30 | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC PSA, TOTAL-REF LAB ONLY+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.68 | $74.00 | $7.72–$64.32 | 68% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC PSA, SCREENING File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $75.00 | $7.72–$64.32 | 68% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC PSA, TOTAL-REF LAB ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.96 | $118.00 | $16.49–$106.20 | 78% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC PSA, DIAGNOSTIC+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.40 | $120.00 | $16.49–$108.00 | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC PSA, SCREENING File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $28.28 | $101.00 | $16.55–$104.27 | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC PROSTATE HEALTH INDEX (PHI) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28.89 | $107.00 | $16.49–$90.95 | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC PSA, TOTAL-REF LAB ONLY File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $33.04 | $118.00 | $16.55–$104.27 | 72% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC PSA, DIAGNOSTIC+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.28 | $104.00 | $7.72–$78.00 | 68% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Psa Total+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $36.40 | $260.00 | $127.40–$78.00 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Psa Screen+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $36.40 | $260.00 | $127.40–$78.00 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Psa Total+1 more line at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $36.40 | $260.00 | $127.40–$78.00 | 86% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Psa Ultra Sensitive+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $38.36 | $274.00 | $100.83–$51.05 | 86% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Psa (Prostate Specific Antigen) Measurement+3 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $41.30 | $295.00 | $108.56–$54.96 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Psa Ultra Sensitive File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $41.60 | $260.00 | $123.24–$78.00 | 84% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Prostate Spec Antigen (Psa) Total+5 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $42.90 | $195.00 | $110.37–$76.25 | 78% |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Prostate Spec Antigen (Psa) Total+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $44.80 | $280.00 | $126.00–$94.42 | 84% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Prostate Specific Psa Total Screening+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $47.84 | $299.00 | $141.73–$89.70 | 84% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Psa (Prostate Specific Antigen) Measurement+5 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $56.16 | $208.00 | $101.69–$81.12 | 73% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC PSA, TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $67.77 | $251.00 | $16.49–$213.35 | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC PSA, DIAGNOSTIC File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $68.32 | $244.00 | $16.55–$209.60 | 72% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Prostate Specific Psa Total Screening+5 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $70.84 | $506.00 | $101.20–$58.11 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Prostate Specific Psa Total Screening+5 more lines at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $70.84 | $506.00 | $101.20–$58.11 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Psa Ultra Sensitive+5 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $70.84 | $506.00 | $101.20–$58.11 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab Psa Post Prostatectomy (Ultrasensitive)+1 more line at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $80.96 | $506.00 | $151.80–$97.51 | 84% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 PSA, TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $124.49 | $353.00 | $18.02–$161.67 | 65% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
Outpatient: lowest $9.52, median $36.40, highest $124.49 — a 13.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $26.58. 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 10 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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