Sodium test cost in Lafayette, LA
In Lafayette, LA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for sodium blood test: from $4.50 to $26.25, with a median of $6.75. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St. Martin Hospital — $2.25 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $17.06 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 84295, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 9, 2026 and Jun 9, 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 Lafayette, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital lowest Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC SODIUM, BLOOD | $4.50 | $15.00 | $3.30–$13.65 | 70% | — source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 *HC POC SODIUM, BLOOD | $4.62 | $22.00 | $4.79–$13.20 | 79% | — source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC SODIUM | $6.21 | $27.00 | $2.41–$21.17 | 77% | — source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 *HC POC SODIUM, BLOOD | $6.21 | $27.00 | $2.41–$21.17 | 77% | — source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC SODIUM, BLOOD | $6.75 | $15.00 | $4.81–$10.50 | 55% | — source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 *HC POC SODIUM, BLOOD | $7.80 | $30.00 | $2.41–$16.41 | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC SODIUM | $7.80 | $30.00 | $2.41–$16.41 | 74% | — source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC SODIUM | $13.02 | $62.00 | $4.79–$37.20 | 79% | — source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 *HC POC SODIUM, BLOOD | $16.80 | $56.00 | $4.81–$50.96 | 70% | — source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC SODIUM | $16.80 | $56.00 | $4.81–$50.96 | 70% | — source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 *HC POC SODIUM, BLOOD | $18.00 | $40.00 | $4.81–$28.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC SODIUM | $18.00 | $40.00 | $4.81–$28.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 ASSAY OF SERUM SODIUM | $20.40 | $68.00 | $3.85–$68.00 | 70% | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 SODIUM BLD | $20.40 | $68.00 | $3.85–$68.00 | 70% | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point, LA · (337) 684-5435 SODIUM | $26.25 | $35.00 | — | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.50, median $6.75, highest $26.25 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $6.75. 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 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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
A sodium test measures the level of sodium in the blood. It is used for confusion, weakness, dehydration and for people on diuretics or with heart, kidney or liver disease.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84295 ($39.07). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LAHC SODIUM, BLOOD | $3.15 | file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LAHC SODIUM, BLOOD | $3.45 | file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LAHC SODIUM, BLOOD | $3.90 | file |