Rapid flu test cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen) as an inpatient: from $12.60 to $81.11, with a median of $18.92. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner — $6.32 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $22.56 at 42 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 87804, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $12.60 | $45.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $13.23 | $49.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $18.92 | $86.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $19.14 | $87.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $22.08 | $69.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $24.08 | $86.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $27.52 | $86.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 INF ANTIGEN DETECTION FLU | $81.11 | $230.00 | $16.22–$105.34 | 65% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $12.60, median $18.92, highest $81.11 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $15.18 — 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
A rapid flu test checks a nose or throat swab for influenza within minutes. The code is billed once for each flu type tested, so a test for A and B may be billed twice.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the swab and the test for one flu type; tests for A and B may be billed twice.