Home sleep test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for home sleep apnea test, unattended, recording breathing and oxygen: from $67.04 to $233.55, with a median of $130.41. The lowest listed price is at New Orleans East Hospital — $63.37 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $130.41 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 cities for code 95806, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans East Hospital lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Unattended Sleep Study W/Recording Heart Rate Oxygen Resp Airflow & Effort | $67.04 | $419.00 | $125.66–$419.00 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Unattended Sleep Study W/Recording Heart Rate Oxygen Resp Airflow & Effort | $129.64 | $926.00 | $120.38–$98.16 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Unattended Sleep Study W/Recording Heart Rate Oxygen Resp Airflow & Effort | $129.64 | $926.00 | $120.38–$98.16 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Unattended Sleep Study W/Recording Heart Rate Oxygen Resp Airflow & Effort | $129.64 | $926.00 | $120.38–$98.16 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Unattended Sleep Study W/Recording Heart Rate Oxygen Resp Airflow & Effort | $131.18 | $937.00 | $103.54–$702.75 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Unattended Sleep Study W/Recording Heart Rate Oxygen Resp Airflow & Effort | $162.36 | $738.00 | $108.52–$738.00 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Unattended Sleep Study W/Recording Heart Rate Oxygen Resp Airflow & Effort | $181.92 | $1,137.00 | $1,023.30–$869.81 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Unattended Sleep Study W/Recording Heart Rate Oxygen Resp Airflow & Effort | $233.55 | $865.00 | $129.21–$865.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $67.04, median $130.41, highest $233.55 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 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 2 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
A home sleep apnea test uses a small device you wear overnight in your own bed to record breathing, breathing effort, oxygen level and heart rate. It is used to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea in adults who are likely to have it.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the use of the device and the scoring of the recording. The sleep physician's interpretation may be billed separately, and the CPAP machine, if needed, is bought separately.