Blood pregnancy test cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for blood pregnancy test (hCG, qualitative: yes or no) as an inpatient: from $13.44 to $52.36, with a median of $22.70. The lowest listed price is at St Bernard Parish Hospital — $9.26 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $30.15 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 84703, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Parish Hospital lowest Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC HCG, QUALITATIVE BLOOD OR UR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.44 | $42.00 | — | 68% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC HCG, QUALITATIVE BLOOD OR UR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.08 | $64.00 | — | 78% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC HCG, QUALITATIVE BLOOD OR UR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.32 | $116.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC HCG, QUALITATIVE BLOOD OR UR File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $52.36 | $187.00 | — | 72% |
Inpatient: lowest $13.44, median $22.70, highest $52.36 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $40.27 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
A qualitative hCG test checks the blood for the pregnancy hormone and reports yes or no. Hospitals often run it before imaging or surgery.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.