Uric acid test cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for uric acid blood test as an inpatient: from $7.70 to $21.60, with a median of $9.80. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $2.10 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $17.51 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 84550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 URIC ACID | $7.70 | $35.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC URIC ACID | $8.00 | $25.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC URIC ACID | $9.80 | $35.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC URIC ACID | $10.36 | $28.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC URIC ACID | $21.60 | $80.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $7.70, median $9.80, highest $21.60 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $13.23 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
A uric acid test measures uric acid in the blood. It is used to diagnose and monitor gout, to look into kidney stones and to watch levels during some cancer treatments.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.