Shoulder arthroscopy, collarbone end removal cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy with removal of the end of the collarbone (distal clavicle): from $1,027.60 to $19,058.24, with a median of $6,256.60. The lowest price is at Bayou Bend Health System (Franklin). The highest price is 18.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,256.60, is 31% above the US median of $4,788.00.
- Louisiana ranks 21st of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 29824. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,027.60Bayou Bend Health System
Median$6,256.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$19,058.24in Louisiana
Lowest saves$5,229.00vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Bend Health System lowest Franklin · Morgan City, LA Partial removal of collar bone at shoulder using an endoscope | $1,027.60 | $1,468.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA SHO ARTHRS SRG DSTL CLAVICLC | $2,976.56 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 29824 Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; distal claviculectomy including distal articular surface | $3,078.40 | $3,848.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER DSTL CLAVICULC | $3,513.23 | $13,512.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER DSTL CLAVICULC | $4,527.37 | $16,768.03 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER DSTL CLAVICULC | $5,632.77 | $12,801.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 29824 - SHO ARTHRS SRG DSTL CLAVICLC | $6,049.65 | $31,895.84 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER DSTL CLAVICULC | $6,463.55 | $30,778.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ARTHROSCOPY DISTAL CLAVICULECTOMY INCLUDING DISTAL ARTICULAR SURFACE | $8,065.38 | $11,635.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER DSTL CLAVICULC | $8,775.28 | $27,422.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER DSTL CLAVICULC | $8,802.71 | $31,438.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER DSTL CLAVICULC | $10,059.33 | $43,736.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER DSTL CLAVICULC | $14,629.29 | $66,496.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER DISTAL CLAVICULECTOMY | $19,058.24 | $32,671.26 | May 26, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 4 | $4,527.37 | $11,702.28 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $5,632.77 | $6,849.08 |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $3,513.23 | $4,988.39 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $2,976.56 | $6,517.94 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $1,027.60 | $1,027.60 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $3,078.40 | $3,078.40 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $8,802.71 | $8,802.71 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $6,049.65 | $6,049.65 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What shoulder arthroscopy, collarbone end removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder arthroscopy, collarbone end removal explained.
Shoulder arthroscopy with removal of the end of the collarbone (distal clavicle) in other states
- Alabama$7,754.01
- Alaska$5,850.78, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$12,580.37
- Arkansas$2,883.74
- California$4,187.00
- Colorado$2,460.08
- Connecticut$3,960.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$8,348.70, 1 hospital
- Florida$22,578.76
- Georgia$9,445.00
- Hawaii$17,843.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$5,475.38
- Illinois$7,008.48
- Indiana$14,306.50
- Iowa$2,055.00
- Kansas$4,539.35
- Kentucky$4,459.24
- Maine$1,626.26, 1 hospital
- Maryland$4,338.01, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$22,466.85
- Michigan$1,453.43
- Minnesota$2,312.83
- Mississippi$5,904.02
- Missouri$12,268.66
- Montana$2,451.94, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,684.72
- Nevada$3,765.30
- New Hampshire$806.06, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,627.00
- New Mexico$8,814.62, 4 hospitals
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$6,426.92
- North Dakota$5,501.59, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$26,675.10
- Oklahoma$7,188.41
- Oregon$2,315.20
- Pennsylvania$6,637.02
- Puerto Rico$7,000.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$2,785.81, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$22,569.88
- South Dakota$3,986.62, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$4,799.23
- Texas$4,240.08
- Utah$2,620.37, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$4,622.21, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$22,239.21
- Washington$3,975.60
- West Virginia$1,898.67
- Wisconsin$3,368.74
- Wyoming$1,568.07, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.