Rabies vaccine cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for rabies vaccine, one dose as an inpatient: from $139.26 to $728.80, with a median of $552.58. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $413.32 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $697.22 at 42 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 90675, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC RABIES VACCINE (IMOVAX) source file | $139.26 | $633.00 | $284.53–$506.40 | 78% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 RABIES VACCINE, PCEC (PF) 2.5 UNITS IM SUSR|DISCARDED DRUG NOT ADMINISTE source file | $469.38 | $1,738.43 | $549.34–$869.22 | 73% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 RABIES VACCINE, PCEC (PF) 2.5 UNITS IM SUSR source file | $474.51 | $1,757.43 | $555.35–$878.72 | 73% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 RABIES VACC,HUMAN DIPLOID (PF) 2.5 UNITS IM SOLR source file | $515.37 | $2,342.58 | $1,052.99–$1,874.06 | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 RABIES VACCINE, PCEC (PF) 2.5 UNITS IM SUSR source file | $635.77 | $1,986.77 | — | 68% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 RABIES VACC,HUMAN DIPLOID (PF) 2.5 UNITS IM SOLR source file | $728.80 | $2,602.86 | $1,431.57–$1,795.97 | 72% |
Inpatient: lowest $139.26, median $552.58, highest $728.80 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $728.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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
Rabies vaccine is given after a bite or scratch from an animal that may have rabies, and before travel or work with animals. After an exposure, a person who was never vaccinated gets four doses over two weeks plus rabies immune globulin on the first day.
What the price covers
The price is for one dose. After an exposure you need several doses and usually rabies immune globulin (codes 90375 or 90376), often the most expensive part, and each injection is billed separately (90471).