Spirometry with bronchodilator cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for spirometry before and after a bronchodilator as an inpatient: from $87.34 to $192.64, with a median of $106.38. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $19.04 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $194.31 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 94060, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC EVAL BRONCHODILATION RESPONSE, PRE/POST ADMIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $87.34 | $397.00 | — | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC EVAL BRONCHODILATION RESPONSE, PRE/POST ADMIN File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $98.00 | $350.00 | — | 72% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC EVAL BRONCHODILATION RESPONSE, PRE/POST ADMIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $114.75 | $425.00 | — | 73% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC EVAL BRONCHODILATION RESPONSE, PRE/POST ADMIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $192.64 | $602.00 | — | 68% |
Inpatient: lowest $87.34, median $106.38, highest $192.64 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $142.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This test repeats spirometry after an inhaled bronchodilator to see whether breathing improves, which helps diagnose asthma.
What the price covers
The price usually covers both tests and the report; the medicine may be billed separately.