Lab tests CPT 84630 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Zinc test cost in Monroe, LA — inpatient

In Monroe, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for zinc blood test as an inpatient: from $39.33 to $39.33, with a median of $39.33. Across Louisiana, the median is $32.77 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84630, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$39.33Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Median$39.33half of hospitals charge less
Highest$39.33in this market
Difference1.0×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 Monroe, LA.

median
Lowest $39.33Highest $39.33

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe lowest Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC ZINC, SERUM - RL+1 more line at this price source file $39.33 $171.00 — 77%
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.

Inpatient: lowest $39.33, median $39.33, highest $39.33.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $38.89 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A zinc test measures zinc in the blood. It is used when a deficiency is suspected, for example after weight-loss surgery or with long-term diarrhea.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.