IV infusion cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for IV infusion of a medicine, first hour as an inpatient: from $230.08 to $634.80, with a median of $232.76. The lowest listed price is at St Bernard Parish Hospital — $2.68 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $193.05 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 96365, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Parish Hospital lowest Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC IV INFUSION, THER/PROPH/DIAG - UP TO ONE HOUR | $230.08 | $719.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 IV INF TH PR DIA INIT 1-60 | $232.76 | $660.00 | $194.71–$302.28 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 NS IV THERAPY UP TO 1HR | $634.80 | $1,058.00 | $595.65–$1,058.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 FN IV THERAPY INITL UP TO 1HR | $634.80 | $1,058.00 | $595.65–$1,058.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 OB IV THERAPY INITL UP TO 1HR | $634.80 | $1,058.00 | $595.65–$1,058.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 OP IV THERAPY INITL UP TO 1HR | $634.80 | $1,058.00 | $595.65–$1,058.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 IR IV THERAPY 1ST HOUR | $634.80 | $1,058.00 | $595.65–$1,058.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 XT IV THERAPY 1ST HOUR | $634.80 | $1,058.00 | $595.65–$1,058.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 ED IV THERAPY 1ST HOUR | $634.80 | $1,058.00 | $595.65–$1,058.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 CC IV THERAPY UP TO 1HR | $634.80 | $1,058.00 | $595.65–$1,058.00 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $230.08, median $232.76, highest $634.80 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $124.92 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
This code covers giving a medicine through a vein over up to an hour, such as antibiotics, iron or some biologic drugs. Each additional hour is 96366; chemotherapy uses 96413.
What the price covers
The price is for the infusion time. The medicine is billed separately and often costs far more than the infusion.