Shoulder decompression add-on cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery): from $216.50 to $19,058.24, with a median of $3,376.62. The lowest price is at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics (Lafayette). The highest price is 88.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,376.62, is 34% below the US median of $5,142.13.
- Louisiana ranks 12th 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 29826. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$216.50Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics
Median$3,376.62half of hospitals charge less
Highest$19,058.24in Louisiana
Lowest saves$3,160.12vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics one side lowest Lafayette · Lafayette, LA PR SHLDR ARTHROSCOP,PART ACROMIOPLAS | $216.50 | $433.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | $279.30 | $399.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA SHO ARTHRS SRG DECOMPRESSION | $1,778.25 | $5,927.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Shaving of Shoulder Bone Using an Endoscope | $1,831.34 | $13,081.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Shaving of Shoulder Bone Using an Endoscope | $2,127.52 | $13,297.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Shaving of Shoulder Bone Using an Endoscope | $2,182.88 | $13,643.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Shaving of Shoulder Bone Using an Endoscope | $3,376.62 | $12,506.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Shaving of Shoulder Bone Using an Endoscope | $4,777.52 | $21,716.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 29826 - SHO ARTHRS SRG DECOMPRESSION | $7,697.85 | $24,992.95 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $8,457.49 | $17,994.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $12,874.14 | $58,518.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY SHO W/CORACOACRM LIGM RLS | $14,333.33 | $51,190.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER W/CORACOACRM LIGMNT RELEASE | $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 | 7 | $1,831.34 | $3,376.62 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $8,457.49 | $8,457.49 |
| Lafayette, LA | 1 | $216.50 | $216.50 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $1,778.25 | $1,778.25 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $279.30 | $279.30 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $14,333.33 | $14,333.33 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $7,697.85 | $7,697.85 |
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 decompression add-on is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder decompression add-on explained.
Shoulder arthroscopy: shaving of the shoulder bone (add-on to another shoulder surgery) in other states
- Alabama$6,471.00
- Alaska$5,486.52, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$14,347.16
- Arkansas$1,933.32
- California$5,241.60
- Colorado$4,795.52
- Connecticut$975.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,453.10, 1 hospital
- Florida$10,851.00
- Georgia$8,718.00
- Hawaii$5,250.00
- Idaho$2,859.00
- Illinois$7,551.00
- Indiana$15,406.87
- Iowa$540.00
- Kansas$4,617.20
- Kentucky$3,491.78
- Maine$583.50, 3 hospitals
- Maryland$4,134.57, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$19,178.13
- Michigan$284.80
- Minnesota$1,538.31
- Mississippi$1,711.35
- Missouri$13,632.30
- Montana$1,527.50, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$4,902.63
- Nevada$4,370.85, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,349.00, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,855.00
- New Mexico$14,148.97
- New York$4,271.50
- North Carolina$5,070.43, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$5,501.59, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$22,637.36
- Oklahoma$9,778.46
- Oregon$2,340.88
- Pennsylvania$1,473.67
- Puerto Rico$2,950.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,371.80, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$27,121.48
- South Dakota$2,196.50, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$5,067.38
- Texas$5,243.73
- Utah$3,018.05, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$7,138.42, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$23,684.35
- Washington$2,844.59
- West Virginia$1,977.42
- Wisconsin$2,186.35
- Wyoming$1,656.56, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.