Screening colonoscopy cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) as an inpatient: from $430.54 to $995.40, with a median of $945.28. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $514.74 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $627.65 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 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 - AVERAGE RISK | $430.54 | $1,957.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $945.28 | $2,954.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $995.40 | $3,555.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $430.54, median $945.28, highest $995.40 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $473.20 — 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.