Blood type test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for blood type test, ABO group only (Rh factor is a separate test): from $9.92 to $259.37, with a median of $43.12. The lowest listed price is at St Bernard Parish Hospital — $33.20 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $45.70 at 62 hospitals.
- The median here, $43.12, is 36% below the US median of $67.83.
- That is 14.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.99).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 6 cities for code 86900, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 BB REF ABO TYPE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9.92 | $31.00 | $2.99–$246.59 | 68% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC C-BLOOD TYPING, ABO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.09 | $67.00 | $2.99–$118.35 | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC C-BLOOD TYPING, ABO File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $27.16 | $97.00 | $2.99–$121.90 | 72% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Blood Group Typing (Abo) File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $27.84 | $174.00 | $103.16–$82.48 | 84% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 BLOOD TYPE ABO File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $39.15 | $111.00 | $2.93–$50.84 | 65% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Cord Abo/Rh Interp File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $43.12 | $308.00 | $113.32–$92.40 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Cord Abo/Rh Interp File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $43.12 | $308.00 | $113.32–$92.40 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Cord Abo/Rh Interp File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $43.12 | $308.00 | $113.32–$92.40 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Blood Typing Abo+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $51.66 | $369.00 | $103.32–$99.63 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Blood Typing Abo+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $51.66 | $369.00 | $103.32–$99.63 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Blood Typing Abo+1 more line at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $51.66 | $369.00 | $103.32–$99.63 | 86% |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Blood Group Typing (Abo) File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $53.76 | $336.00 | $103.16–$4.43 | 84% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Blood Group Typing (Abo) File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $54.46 | $389.00 | $103.16–$72.47 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab Blood Typing Abo File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $59.04 | $369.00 | $103.16–$71.11 | 84% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC C-BLOOD TYPING, ABO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $70.40 | $220.00 | $2.99–$246.59 | 68% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC C-BLOOD TYPING, ABO File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.92 | $336.00 | $2.99–$302.40 | 78% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Blood Group Typing (Abo) File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $90.72 | $336.00 | $103.16–$95.12 | 73% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Blood Group Typing (Abo) File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $129.14 | $587.00 | $103.16–$6.73 | 78% |
| Omega Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 616-3897 BLOOD TYPING SEROLOGIC ABO File of May 26, 2026 · source file | $259.37 | $444.63 | $444.63–$741.05 | 42% |
Outpatient: lowest $9.92, median $43.12, highest $259.37 — a 26.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $28.62. 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 12 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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 blood type test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood type test explained.
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86900 ($96.23). 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, LALabcorp Blood Typing Serologic Abo 006049 | $2.24 | file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LALabcorp Blood Typing Serologic Abo 006049 | $2.56 | file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LALabcorp Blood Typing Serologic Abo 006049 | $2.80 | file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LALabcorp Blood Typing Serologic Abo 006049 | $2.80 | file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LALabcorp Blood Typing Serologic Abo 006049 | $2.80 | file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LALabcorp Blood Typing Serologic Abo 006049 | $4.32 | file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LALabcorp Blood Typing Serologic Abo 006049 | $5.94 | file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LAHC BB REF ABO TYPE | $6.82 | file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LAHC BB REF ABO TYPE | $8.37 | file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LAHC BB REF ABO TYPE | $8.68 | file |