Vein ablation cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for vein ablation, radiofrequency, first vein: from $921.90 to $22,351.37, with a median of $2,372.08. The lowest price is at Touro Infirmary (New Orleans). The highest price is 24.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,372.08, is 51% below the US median of $4,866.50.
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 39 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 36475. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$921.90Touro Infirmary
Median$2,372.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$1,450.18vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Insufficient Vein of Arm or Leg Accessed Through the Skin | $921.90 | $6,585.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Insufficient Vein of Arm or Leg Accessed Through the Skin | $1,314.08 | $8,213.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Insufficient Vein of Arm or Leg Accessed Through the Skin | $1,342.18 | $9,587.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Insufficient Vein of Arm or Leg Accessed Through the Skin | $1,342.18 | $9,587.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Destruction of Insufficient Vein of Arm or Leg Accessed Through the Skin | $1,342.18 | $9,587.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Insufficient Vein of Arm or Leg Accessed Through the Skin | $1,342.18 | $9,587.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Insufficient Vein of Arm or Leg Accessed Through the Skin | $1,496.00 | $6,800.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Insufficient Vein of Arm or Leg Accessed Through the Skin | $1,526.85 | $5,655.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC RF ABLATION VEIN 1ST W/ IMAGE | $2,104.86 | $9,151.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC RF ABLATION VEIN 1ST W/ IMAGE | $2,117.36 | $7,562.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC RF ABLATION VEIN 1ST W/ IMAGE | $2,626.80 | $11,940.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $2,872.38 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC RF ABLATION VEIN 1ST W/ IMAGE | $3,415.36 | $13,136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA ENDOVENOUS RF 1ST VEIN | $3,600.00 | $12,000.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC RF ABLATION VEIN 1ST W/ IMAGE | $3,629.76 | $11,343.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC RF ABLATION VEIN 1ST W/ IMAGE | $3,678.08 | $13,136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 36475 ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $4,174.56 | $16,056.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC RF ABLATION VEIN 1ST W/ IMAGE | $4,601.70 | $6,216.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Endovenous Ablation,1St Vein | $5,156.80 | $6,446.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA ENDOVEN ABLTJ INCMPTNT VEIN XTR RF 1ST VEIN | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | 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 | 10 | $921.90 | $1,419.09 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $3,415.36 | $3,678.08 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $2,104.86 | $2,488.62 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $4,174.56 | $4,174.56 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $3,629.76 | $3,629.76 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $4,601.70 | $4,601.70 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $3,600.00 | $3,600.00 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $1,342.18 | $1,342.18 |
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 vein ablation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Vein ablation explained.
Vein ablation, radiofrequency, first vein in other states
- Alabama$5,743.50
- Alaska$3,676.00, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$5,530.40
- Arkansas$2,186.86
- California$8,567.10
- Colorado$14,642.34
- Connecticut$9,145.80, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$8,595.47, 2 hospitals
- Florida$6,264.00
- Georgia$3,100.31
- Hawaii$5,376.70, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$7,280.00
- Illinois$5,004.20
- Indiana$6,233.12
- Iowa$5,920.82
- Kansas$4,648.00
- Kentucky$2,457.13
- Maine$3,872.00
- Maryland$685.49, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$5,208.15
- Michigan$3,751.48
- Minnesota$3,801.42
- Mississippi$2,228.20
- Missouri$4,220.55
- Montana$2,846.50, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,602.97
- Nevada$3,434.00
- New Hampshire$3,158.23, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,861.50
- New Mexico$3,274.72, 4 hospitals
- New York$4,529.15
- North Carolina$3,632.50
- North Dakota$5,245.00
- Ohio$6,527.25
- Oklahoma$6,565.64
- Oregon$4,754.90
- Pennsylvania$9,354.27
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$10,377.00
- South Carolina$6,240.83
- South Dakota$5,213.60
- Tennessee$2,204.29
- Texas$4,160.56
- Utah$5,096.63, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$2,507.25, 1 hospital
- Virginia$4,035.50
- Washington$4,760.00
- West Virginia$2,865.50
- Wisconsin$3,905.29
- Wyoming$5,676.57, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.