Allergy blood test cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for allergy blood test, specific IgE, per allergen as an inpatient: from $7.83 to $35.62, with a median of $9.28. The lowest listed price is at St Charles Parish Hospital — $1.45 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $10.06 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 86003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital lowest Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC ALLERGEN, MILK COMPONENTS-EACH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.83 | $29.00 | — | 73% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC ALLERGEN, EGG COMPONENTS-EACH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8.37 | $31.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC ALLERGEN, PEANUT COMPONENTS-EACH+8 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8.58 | $39.00 | — | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC ALLERGEN, MILK COMPONENTS-EACH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.28 | $29.00 | — | 68% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC ALLERGEN, PEANUT COMPONENTS-EACH+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $10.92 | $39.00 | — | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC IGE, AMMONIATED LATEX EXT+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.42 | $46.00 | — | 73% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC IGE, GLOVE LATEX EXT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.77 | $51.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC IGE, GLOVE LATEX EXT+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $15.40 | $55.00 | — | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC RAST, SINGLE ALLERGEN, IGE, EACH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.44 | $72.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC RAST, SINGLE ALLERGEN, IGE, EACH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.80 | $90.00 | — | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC RAST, SINGLE ALLERGEN, IGE, EACH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.04 | $72.00 | — | 68% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC SMUT WHEAT IGE File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $23.52 | $84.00 | — | 72% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC GALACTOSE-ALPHA-1,3-GALACTOSE, IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.54 | $107.00 | — | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC RAST, SINGLE ALLERGEN, IGE, EACH File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $25.20 | $90.00 | — | 72% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC GALACTOSE-ALPHA-1,3-GALACTOSE, IGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $27.20 | $85.00 | — | 68% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC GALACTOSE-ALPHA-1,3-GALACTOSE, IGE File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $29.96 | $107.00 | — | 72% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 ALLERG IGE QNT/SEMI CR EX File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $35.62 | $101.00 | $5.12–$46.26 | 65% |
Inpatient: lowest $7.83, median $9.28, highest $35.62 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $8.12 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
This blood test measures IgE antibodies to one specific allergen, such as peanut, cat or a pollen. The code is billed once per allergen, so a panel of many allergens is billed many times.
What the price covers
The price is for one allergen. A panel is billed once per allergen. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.