Blood type test cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for blood type test, ABO group only (Rh factor is a separate test) as an inpatient: from $8.37 to $124.32, with a median of $10.42. The lowest listed price is at St Charles Parish Hospital — $2.05 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $43.12 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 86900, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 BB REF ABO TYPE source file | $8.37 | $31.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC BB REF ABO TYPE source file | $8.58 | $39.00 | — | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC BB REF ABO TYPE source file | $9.92 | $31.00 | — | 68% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC BB REF ABO TYPE source file | $10.92 | $39.00 | — | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC C-BLOOD TYPING, ABO source file | $18.09 | $67.00 | — | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC C-BLOOD TYPING, ABO source file | $27.16 | $97.00 | — | 72% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 BLOOD TYPE ABO source file | $39.15 | $111.00 | $2.93–$50.84 | 65% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC C-BLOOD TYPING, ABO source file | $70.40 | $220.00 | — | 68% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC C-BLOOD TYPING, ABO source file | $92.40 | $420.00 | — | 78% |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC C-BLOOD TYPING, ABO source file | $124.32 | $336.00 | — | 63% |
Inpatient: lowest $8.37, median $10.42, highest $124.32 — a 14.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $43.12 — 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 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.