Spirometry cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for spirometry (breathing test): from $70.42 to $189.54, with a median of $79.58. The lowest listed price is at Tulane Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $9.16 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $84.48 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 cities for code 94010, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA Measurement and Graphic Recording of Total and Timed Exhaled Air Capacity | $70.42 | $503.00 | $100.60–$65.39 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Measurement and Graphic Recording of Total and Timed Exhaled Air Capacity | $70.42 | $503.00 | $100.60–$65.39 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA Measurement and Graphic Recording of Total and Timed Exhaled Air Capacity | $70.42 | $503.00 | $100.60–$65.39 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Measurement and Graphic Recording of Total and Timed Exhaled Air Capacity | $78.24 | $489.00 | $145.52–$489.00 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Measurement and Graphic Recording of Total and Timed Exhaled Air Capacity | $80.92 | $578.00 | $107.68–$63.87 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Measurement and Graphic Recording of Total and Timed Exhaled Air Capacity | $84.48 | $528.00 | $101.75–$60.93 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Measurement and Graphic Recording of Total and Timed Exhaled Air Capacity | $104.72 | $476.00 | $129.21–$476.00 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Measurement and Graphic Recording of Total and Timed Exhaled Air Capacity | $189.54 | $702.00 | $129.21–$702.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $70.42, median $79.58, highest $189.54 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 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
Spirometry measures how much air you can blow out and how fast. It is used to diagnose and follow asthma and COPD.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the test and report.