New patient visit, 30 min cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit, about 30 minutes: from $21.33 to $146.44, with a median of $35.14. The lowest listed price is at Childrens Hospital — $13.81 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $73.04 at 45 hospitals.
- The median here, $35.14, is 80% below the US median of $177.05.
- That is 0.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 4 cities for code 99203, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Low/Minor/Ltd File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $21.33 | $79.00 | $107.38–$79.00 | 73% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Low/Minor/Ltd File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $21.98 | $157.00 | $107.38–$94.20 | 86% |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Low/Minor/Ltd File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $24.00 | $150.00 | $150.00–$90.00 | 84% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Low/Minor/Ltd File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $28.96 | $181.00 | $107.38–$54.30 | 84% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Low/Minor/Ltd File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $35.14 | $251.00 | $113.29–$75.30 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Low/Minor/Ltd File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $35.14 | $251.00 | $113.29–$75.30 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Low/Minor/Ltd File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $35.14 | $251.00 | $113.29–$75.30 | 86% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL III, 30-44 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.52 | $166.00 | $37.83–$257.97 | 78% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Low/Minor/Ltd File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $106.48 | $484.00 | $107.38–$484.00 | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL III, 30-44 MIN File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $146.44 | $523.00 | $37.83–$465.47 | 72% |
Outpatient: lowest $21.33, median $35.14, highest $146.44 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $91.48. 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 10 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 9 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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