Sinus surgery, full ethmoid cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: full ethmoid sinus opening: from $1,261.62 to $20,061.20, with a median of $7,093.16. The lowest price is at Physicians Medical Center F (Houma). The highest price is 15.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $7,093.16, is 3% below the US median of $7,316.50.
- Louisiana ranks 8th of 23 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 31255. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,261.62Physicians Medical Center F
Median$7,093.16half of hospitals charge less
Highest$20,061.20in Louisiana
Lowest saves$5,831.54vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians Medical Center F lowest Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA NASO/OROGASTRIC TUBE PLACEMENT NECESS PHYS SKILL | $1,261.62 | $1,820.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $4,260.07 | $16,384.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $5,897.19 | $28,081.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $6,420.23 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $6,534.40 | $16,336.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $7,651.91 | $22,505.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA NASAL/SINUS NDSC W/TOTAL ETHOIDECTOMY | $11,774.93 | $20,185.59 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $13,129.12 | $59,677.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA NSL/SINS NDSC W/TOT ETHMDCT | $17,153.00 | $17,153.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA REMOVAL OF ETHMOID SINUS | $20,061.20 | $77,158.48 | Apr 1, 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $4,260.07 | $5,078.63 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $6,534.40 | $11,843.70 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 2 | $11,774.93 | $12,452.02 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $1,261.62 | $1,261.62 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $7,651.91 | $7,651.91 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $6,420.23 | $6,420.23 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $20,061.20 | $20,061.20 |
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 sinus surgery, full ethmoid is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sinus surgery, full ethmoid explained.
Endoscopic sinus surgery: full ethmoid sinus opening in other states
- Alabama$11,687.10
- Arizona$10,635.57, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$2,505.34
- California$10,880.80
- Colorado$8,543.62, 2 hospitals
- Florida$9,306.10
- Georgia$9,445.00
- Hawaii$13,956.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$11,453.00
- Illinois$7,525.00
- Indiana$16,537.19
- Iowa$1,720.35, 2 hospitals
- Kansas$12,994.49, 4 hospitals
- Kentucky$4,126.69, 3 hospitals
- Maine$1,040.54, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$21,494.00
- Michigan$2,185.41
- Minnesota$3,881.61, 4 hospitals
- Mississippi$7,252.85
- Missouri$7,800.00
- Montana$1,095.20, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,824.64
- Nevada$6,039.12, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,311.00
- New Mexico$7,330.43, 2 hospitals
- New York$8,191.77
- North Carolina$6,076.00, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$4,564.63, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$13,079.64
- Oklahoma$11,209.55, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$2,375.72, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$12,788.22
- Puerto Rico$1,000.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$7,896.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$8,271.00, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$7,472.63, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$7,252.85
- Texas$5,107.38
- Utah$5,698.80, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$6,451.02, 1 hospital
- Virginia$10,232.00, 3 hospitals
- Washington$8,776.08
- West Virginia$4,836.26
- Wisconsin$5,667.09
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.