IV infusion cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for IV infusion of a medicine, first hour: from $67.32 to $232.76, with a median of $124.92. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $57.60 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $210.82 at 56 hospitals.
- The median here, $124.92, is 67% below the US median of $377.63.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($217.31).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 5 cities for code 96365, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 17, 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 PR IV INFUSION, THERAP/PROPH/DIAGNOST,INITIAL,1ST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $67.32 | $306.00 | $46.24–$1,616.00 | 78% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 IV Inf Admin Remdesivir (Veklury) 1mg Antiviral Therapy Initial Up to 1 Hr+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $93.24 | $666.00 | $105.00–$86.58 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 IV Inf Admin Remdesivir (Veklury) 1mg Antiviral Therapy Initial Up to 1 Hr+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $93.24 | $666.00 | $105.00–$86.58 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Infusion Into a Vein for Therapy Prevention or Diagnosis Up to 1 Hour+1 more line at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $93.24 | $666.00 | $105.00–$86.58 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 IV Inf Admin Remdesivir (Veklury) 1mg Antiviral Therapy Initial Up to 1 Hr File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $111.36 | $696.00 | $123.44–$696.00 | 84% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 IV Inf Admin Remdesivir (Veklury) 1mg Antiviral Therapy Initial Up to 1 Hr File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $121.52 | $868.00 | $161.71–$868.00 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Infusion Into a Vein for Therapy Prevention or Diagnosis Up to 1 Hour File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $128.16 | $801.00 | $123.44–$92.44 | 84% |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Infusion Into a Vein for Therapy Prevention or Diagnosis Up to 1 Hour+1 more line at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $128.32 | $802.00 | $183.53–$481.20 | 84% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC IV INFUSION, THER/PROPH/DIAG - UP TO ONE HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $140.40 | $520.00 | $75.85–$452.40 | 73% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Infusion Into a Vein for Therapy Prevention or Diagnosis Up to 1 Hour File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $147.14 | $1,051.00 | $116.14–$831.00 | 86% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 IV Inf Admin Remdesivir (Veklury) 1mg Antiviral Therapy Initial Up to 1 Hr File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $155.25 | $575.00 | $162.78–$60.35 | 73% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Infusion Into a Vein for Therapy Prevention or Diagnosis Up to 1 Hour File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $178.74 | $662.00 | $183.53–$662.00 | 73% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 IV Inf Admin Remdesivir (Veklury) 1mg Antiviral Therapy Initial Up to 1 Hr File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $228.14 | $1,037.00 | $1,037.00–$586.94 | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC IV INFUSION, THER/PROPH/DIAG - UP TO ONE HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $230.08 | $719.00 | $116.68–$539.25 | 68% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 IV INF TH PR DIA INIT 1-60 File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $232.76 | $660.00 | $194.71–$302.28 | 65% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Infusion Into a Vein for Therapy Prevention or Diagnosis Up to 1 Hour File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $262.24 | $1,192.00 | $1,192.00–$674.67 | 78% |
Outpatient: lowest $67.32, median $124.92, highest $232.76 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $230.08. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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.
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