Triglycerides test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for triglycerides blood test: from $4.48 to $52.38, with a median of $23.84. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $19.36 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $23.85 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 84478, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Lowest$4.48Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner
Median$23.84half pay less
Highest$52.38in this market
Difference11.7×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 $4.48Highest $59.64
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, BODY FLUID | $4.48 | $16.00 | $5.17–$32.53 | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC NMR TRIGLYCERIDE ASSAY | $5.32 | $19.00 | $5.17–$32.53 | 72% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC NMR TRIGLYCERIDE ASSAY | $7.02 | $26.00 | $5.15–$22.10 | 73% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, FLUID - RL | $7.29 | $27.00 | $5.15–$22.95 | 73% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, BODY FLUID | $8.14 | $37.00 | $5.15–$33.30 | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC VAP TRIGLYCERIDES | $8.14 | $37.00 | $5.15–$33.30 | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC TRIGLYCERIDES | $9.02 | $41.00 | $5.15–$36.90 | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC NMR TRIGLYCERIDE ASSAY | $9.02 | $41.00 | $5.15–$36.90 | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC NMR TRIGLYCERIDE ASSAY | $10.24 | $32.00 | $2.41–$24.00 | 68% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC TRIGLYCERIDES | $10.24 | $32.00 | $2.41–$24.00 | 68% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, FLUID - RL | $11.84 | $37.00 | $2.41–$27.75 | 68% | — source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Triglycerides Level | $16.94 | $77.00 | $12.92–$9.29 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Triglycerides Fluid | $16.94 | $77.00 | $12.92–$9.29 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Labcorp Assay of Triglycerides | $16.94 | $77.00 | $12.92–$9.29 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Arup-Triglycerides Fluid | $16.94 | $77.00 | $12.92–$9.29 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC TRIGLYCERIDES | $21.56 | $77.00 | $5.17–$66.14 | 72% | — source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Triglycerides Fluid | $23.84 | $149.00 | $10.33–$9.61 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Arup-Triglycerides Fluid | $23.84 | $149.00 | $10.33–$9.61 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Triglycerides Fluid | $23.84 | $149.00 | $149.00–$89.40 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Triglycerides Level | $23.84 | $149.00 | $149.00–$89.40 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Triglycerides Level | $23.84 | $149.00 | $10.33–$9.61 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Labcorp Assay of Triglycerides | $23.84 | $149.00 | $10.33–$9.61 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC TRIGLYCERIDES | $28.08 | $104.00 | $5.15–$88.40 | 73% | — source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Arup-Triglycerides Fluid | $28.42 | $203.00 | $10.05–$9.18 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Labcorp Assay of Triglycerides | $30.52 | $218.00 | $10.05–$9.18 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Triglycerides Fluid | $30.52 | $218.00 | $10.05–$9.18 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Triglycerides Level | $30.52 | $218.00 | $10.05–$9.18 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 LCMC TRIGLYCERIDES | $38.79 | $110.00 | $5.63–$50.38 | 65% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, FLUID - RL | $46.86 | $213.00 | $5.15–$191.70 | 78% | — source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Arup-Triglycerides Fluid | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Assay of Triglycerides | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Triglycerides Fluid | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Triglycerides Level | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Triglyceride | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Arup-Triglycerides Fluid | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Assay of Triglycerides | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Triglycerides Fluid | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Triglycerides Level | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Triglyceride | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Arup-Triglycerides Fluid | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Assay of Triglycerides | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Triglycerides Fluid | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Triglycerides Level | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Triglyceride | $48.30 | $345.00 | $10.58–$96.60 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Labcorp Assay of Triglycerides | $52.38 | $194.00 | $10.60–$94.85 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Triglycerides Fluid | $52.38 | $194.00 | $10.60–$94.85 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Arup-Triglycerides Fluid | $52.38 | $194.00 | $10.60–$94.85 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Triglycerides Level | $52.38 | $194.00 | $10.60–$94.85 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab Triglyceride | $55.20 | $345.00 | $10.33–$9.61 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC TRIGLYCERIDES, FLUID - RL | $59.64 | $213.00 | $5.17–$182.97 | 72% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.48, median $23.84, highest $52.38 — a 11.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $10.29. 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 10 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 2 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 triglycerides test measures a type of fat in the blood. It is usually part of a lipid panel and is ordered alone to follow very high levels or treatment.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.