Screening colonoscopy cost in Houma, LA — inpatient
In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $795.71 to $861.52, with a median of $828.62. The lowest listed price is at Leonard J Chabert Medical Center — $32.91 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $627.65 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code G0121, 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center lowest Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $795.71 | $1,693.00 | — | 53% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $861.52 | $1,958.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $795.71, median $828.62, highest $861.52 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $828.62 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
This is a routine colonoscopy for someone with no symptoms and no high-risk factors, done to find and prevent colorectal cancer. G0121 is a Medicare screening code; for people at average risk Medicare covers it once every 10 years, or 4 years after a screening sigmoidoscopy.
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.