High-risk screening colonoscopy cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy, high risk of colorectal cancer (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $430.54 to $995.40, with a median of $783.14. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $352.60 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $607.77 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code G0105, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC COLONOSCOPY - HIGH RISK | $430.54 | $1,957.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC COLONOSCOPY - HIGH RISK | $621.00 | $2,300.00 | — | 73% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC COLONOSCOPY - HIGH RISK | $945.28 | $2,954.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC COLONOSCOPY - HIGH RISK | $995.40 | $3,555.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $430.54, median $783.14, highest $995.40 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $528.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This is a screening colonoscopy for someone without symptoms who is at high risk of colorectal cancer, for example because of a close relative with the disease, earlier polyps or inflammatory bowel disease. G0105 is a Medicare code; for people at high risk Medicare covers it as often as every 2 years.
What the price covers
The facility price usually covers the procedure room and recovery. The gastroenterologist, anesthesia, the bowel-prep medicine and any pathology are usually billed or bought separately.