Upper endoscopy cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic: from $219.82 to $22,351.37, with a median of $791.37. The lowest price is at Ochsner LSU Health Monroe (Monroe). The highest price is 101.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $791.37, is 49% below the US median of $1,548.75.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($926.63).
- Louisiana ranks 2nd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 44 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 43235. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$219.82Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Median$791.37half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$571.55vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe lowest Monroe · Monroe, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $219.82 | $955.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $232.20 | $774.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $278.76 | $1,212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF ESOPHAGUS; STOMACH; AND/OR UPPER SMALL BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $361.48 | $602.47 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Exam of Esophagus Stomach/Upper Small Bowel Using Endoscope | $396.64 | $2,479.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Exam of Esophagus Stomach/Upper Small Bowel Using Endoscope | $398.58 | $2,847.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Exam of Esophagus Stomach/Upper Small Bowel Using Endoscope | $429.92 | $2,687.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $456.90 | $1,523.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $490.50 | $1,635.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $529.90 | $757.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $566.28 | $2,178.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $609.84 | $2,178.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $613.17 | $2,271.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $635.80 | $2,890.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $638.52 | $1,878.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 43235 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; diagnostic, collection of specimen brsh/floss | $722.40 | $903.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $742.00 | $2,650.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA MBP EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $759.00 | $1,012.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $764.22 | $1,626.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $764.61 | $3,641.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $781.80 | $1,303.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Exam of Esophagus Stomach/Upper Small Bowel Using Endoscope | $789.21 | $2,923.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $793.52 | $3,052.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $825.09 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Exam of Esophagus Stomach/Upper Small Bowel Using Endoscope | $825.66 | $3,753.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA EGD DIAGNOSTIC | $837.76 | $2,464.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $878.72 | $2,746.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $936.00 | $2,925.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Egd, Diagnostic | $999.20 | $1,249.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $1,005.40 | $2,285.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $1,020.00 | $5,100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 43235 EGD FLXORL SCOPE FOR DIAGNOSIS | $1,108.90 | $4,265.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC EGD DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $1,164.15 | $2,587.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Exam of Esophagus Stomach/Upper Small Bowel Using Endoscope | $1,193.36 | $8,524.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Exam of Esophagus Stomach/Upper Small Bowel Using Endoscope | $1,193.36 | $8,524.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Diagnostic Exam of Esophagus Stomach/Upper Small Bowel Using Endoscope | $1,193.36 | $8,524.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Exam of Esophagus Stomach/Upper Small Bowel Using Endoscope | $1,193.36 | $8,524.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $1,378.62 | $2,297.70 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,478.75 | $2,275.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA FAC EGD FLEXIBLE | $1,660.20 | $2,767.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA 43235 UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA EGD DIAGNOSTIC BRUSH WASH | $1,827.15 | $6,090.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA 43235 GASTROSCOPY Charges | $2,659.00 | $2,659.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY TRANSORAL DIAGNOSTIC | $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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 13 | $396.64 | $789.21 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $278.76 | $627.56 |
| Monroe, LA | 4 | $219.82 | $792.04 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $878.72 | $1,020.00 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $566.28 | $609.84 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $764.22 | $884.81 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $837.76 | $1,332.46 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $1,108.90 | $1,108.90 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $1,700.00 | $1,700.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $361.48 | $361.48 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $781.80 | $781.80 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $2,659.00 | $2,659.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $1,378.62 | $1,378.62 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $638.52 | $638.52 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $232.20 | $232.20 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $529.90 | $529.90 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $722.40 | $722.40 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $1,193.36 | $1,193.36 |
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 upper endoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Upper endoscopy explained.
Upper endoscopy (EGD), diagnostic in other states
- Alabama$1,775.19
- Alaska$1,365.50
- Arizona$2,139.15
- Arkansas$1,500.00
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$1,937.06
- Connecticut$3,288.29
- Delaware$2,236.08
- District of Columbia$1,280.80, 2 hospitals
- Florida$2,294.00
- Georgia$1,542.28
- Hawaii$1,843.80
- Idaho$2,145.60
- Illinois$2,019.50
- Indiana$2,373.60
- Iowa$1,625.46
- Kansas$1,280.40
- Kentucky$1,341.00
- Maine$1,017.79
- Maryland$1,962.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,802.81
- Michigan$791.40
- Minnesota$1,210.94
- Mississippi$972.66
- Missouri$1,504.18
- Montana$1,054.30
- Nebraska$1,664.43
- Nevada$1,088.10
- New Hampshire$1,443.00
- New Jersey$2,156.55
- New Mexico$1,780.50
- New York$1,645.00
- North Carolina$1,510.34
- North Dakota$1,546.60
- Ohio$2,598.70
- Oklahoma$1,141.40
- Oregon$1,738.53
- Pennsylvania$1,895.40
- Puerto Rico$275.42
- Rhode Island$3,101.40
- South Carolina$1,951.89
- South Dakota$1,244.09
- Tennessee$964.15
- Texas$1,455.68
- Utah$1,542.16, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$2,880.00
- Virginia$1,484.00
- Washington$1,631.24
- West Virginia$829.00
- Wisconsin$1,467.98
- Wyoming$1,918.62
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.