Blood type test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for blood type test, ABO group only (Rh factor is a separate test): from $27.84 to $129.14, with a median of $48.44. The lowest listed price is at West Jefferson Medical Center — $20.60 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $43.12 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 cities for code 86900, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson Medical Center lowest Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Blood Group Typing (Abo) | $27.84 | $174.00 | $103.16–$82.48 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Cord Abo/Rh Interp | $43.12 | $308.00 | $113.32–$92.40 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Ej Ref Lab Cord Abo/Rh Interp | $43.12 | $308.00 | $113.32–$92.40 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Cord Abo/Rh Interp | $43.12 | $308.00 | $113.32–$92.40 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Ej Ref Lab Blood Typing Abo | $51.66 | $369.00 | $103.32–$99.63 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Blood Group Typing (Abo) | $51.66 | $369.00 | $103.32–$99.63 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Blood Typing Abo | $51.66 | $369.00 | $103.32–$99.63 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Blood Group Typing (Abo) | $51.66 | $369.00 | $103.32–$99.63 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Ej Ref Lab Blood Typing Abo | $51.66 | $369.00 | $103.32–$99.63 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Blood Group Typing (Abo) | $51.66 | $369.00 | $103.32–$99.63 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Blood Group Typing (Abo) | $53.76 | $336.00 | $103.16–$4.43 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Blood Group Typing (Abo) | $54.46 | $389.00 | $103.16–$72.47 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Ej Ref Lab Blood Typing Abo | $59.04 | $369.00 | $103.16–$71.11 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Blood Group Typing (Abo) | $90.72 | $336.00 | $103.16–$95.12 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Blood Group Typing (Abo) | $129.14 | $587.00 | $103.16–$6.73 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $27.84, median $48.44, highest $129.14 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 8 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 it is
This test finds your ABO blood group: A, B, AB or O. It is done before transfusions or surgery, during pregnancy, and sometimes just so a person knows their blood type.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the ABO grouping only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and the Rh factor (86901) and antibody screen (86850) are separate codes.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86900 ($68.00). 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.
| 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 |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LALabcorp Blood Typing Serologic Abo 006049 | $2.80 | file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, 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 |