hCG blood pregnancy test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for hCG pregnancy hormone blood test, quantitative (measures the level): from $14.96 to $101.92, with a median of $35.98. The lowest listed price is at University Med Center — $21.02 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $49.72 at 62 hospitals.
- The median here, $35.98, is 60% below the US median of $90.31.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($15.05).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 84702, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Med Center lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Gonadotropin Chorionic (Reproductive Hormone) Level File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $14.96 | $68.00 | $13.55–$68.00 | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC HCG BETA SUBUNIT, CSF+1 more line at this price File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $15.96 | $57.00 | $13.55–$85.33 | 72% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC BETA-HCG QUANTITATIVE (TUMOR MARKER)+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.58 | $89.00 | $13.49–$80.10 | 78% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC HCG QUANTITATIVE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.78 | $99.00 | $13.49–$89.10 | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 *HC HCG, MATERNAL SEQ SCRN File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $22.96 | $82.00 | $13.55–$85.33 | 72% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC HCG QUANTITATIVE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.88 | $84.00 | $6.32–$63.00 | 68% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC BETA-HCG QUANTITATIVE (TUMOR MARKER)+1 more line at this price File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $29.40 | $105.00 | $13.55–$90.20 | 72% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC BETA-HCG QUANTITATIVE (TUMOR MARKER) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.60 | $105.00 | $6.32–$78.75 | 68% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Labcorp Beta Hcg Quantitative 501676+4 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $35.20 | $160.00 | $13.55–$90.56 | 78% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Beta Hcg Quantitative 501676+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $35.98 | $257.00 | $125.93–$77.10 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Hcg Quantitative Tumor Marker+1 more line at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $35.98 | $257.00 | $125.93–$77.10 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Hcg Quantitative Tumor Marker+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $35.98 | $257.00 | $125.93–$77.10 | 86% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC BETA-HCG QUANTITATIVE (TUMOR MARKER)+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $40.23 | $149.00 | $13.49–$126.65 | 73% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Gonadotropin Chorionic Quantitative Hcg+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $45.90 | $170.00 | $108.46–$83.11 | 73% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Hcg Tumor Marker Quant File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $48.64 | $304.00 | $144.10–$91.20 | 84% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Arup-Maternal Hcg+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $48.80 | $305.00 | $144.57–$91.50 | 84% |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Gonadotropin Chorionic Quantitative Hcg+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $53.76 | $336.00 | $113.30–$336.00 | 84% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Hcg Tumor Marker Quant+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $86.52 | $618.00 | $115.13–$463.50 | 86% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Labcorp Hcg Quantitative Tumor Marker+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $93.10 | $665.00 | $12.32–$498.75 | 86% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 BETA-HCG QUANTITATIVE+1 more line at this price File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $101.92 | $289.00 | $14.75–$132.36 | 65% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Hcg Tumor Marker Quant+4 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $112.98 | $807.00 | $15.05–$85.54 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Gonadotropin Chorionic (Reproductive Hormone) Level+4 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $112.98 | $807.00 | $15.05–$85.54 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Arup-Maternal Hcg+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $112.98 | $807.00 | $15.05–$85.54 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Gonadotropin Chorionic (Reproductive Hormone) Level+1 more line at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $129.12 | $807.00 | $15.05–$807.00 | 84% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC HCG, MATERNAL SCREEN File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $129.92 | $464.00 | $13.55–$398.58 | 72% |
Outpatient: lowest $14.96, median $35.98, highest $101.92 — a 6.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $26.88. 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 7 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 hCG blood pregnancy test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: hCG blood pregnancy test explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84702 ($76.20). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LAGonadotropin Chorionic (Reproductive Hormone) Level | $6.16 | file |