Sigmoidoscopy cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only): from $111.80 to $22,351.37, with a median of $504.78. The lowest price is at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics (Lafayette). The highest price is 199.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $504.78, is 58% below the US median of $1,203.93.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Louisiana has the lowest median of 47 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 41 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 45330. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$111.80Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics
Median$504.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$392.98vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics lowest Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $111.80 | $430.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 45330 Sigmoidoscopy, flexible; dx, with or without collection of specimen(s) by brushing or washing | $135.20 | $169.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY | $148.50 | $495.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $151.80 | $506.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richard Medical Center Bayville · Monroe, LA DIAGNOSTIC SIGMOIDOSCOPY | $156.75 | $209.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Examination of Large Bowel Using an Endoscope | $181.16 | $1,294.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Examination of Large Bowel Using an Endoscope | $191.52 | $1,197.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Examination of Large Bowel Using an Endoscope | $225.82 | $1,613.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Examination of Large Bowel Using an Endoscope | $225.82 | $1,613.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Diagnostic Examination of Large Bowel Using an Endoscope | $225.82 | $1,613.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Examination of Large Bowel Using an Endoscope | $225.82 | $1,613.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $240.80 | $344.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $294.28 | $1,051.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $360.00 | $800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Examination of Large Bowel Using an Endoscope | $378.72 | $2,367.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $405.00 | $2,025.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Examination of Large Bowel Using an Endoscope | $432.54 | $1,602.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PR SIGMOIDOSCOPY,DIAG2STIC | $445.50 | $2,025.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $468.30 | $2,230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diagnostic Examination of Large Bowel Using an Endoscope | $502.70 | $2,285.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $504.78 | $1,074.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $536.90 | $2,065.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $575.10 | $2,130.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $578.20 | $2,065.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $586.96 | $1,334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $609.62 | $1,793.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $615.68 | $1,924.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $618.56 | $1,933.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA DIAGNOSTIC SIGMOIDOSCOPY | $717.08 | $1,195.13 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLEXIBLE DIAGNOSTIC | $725.39 | $2,133.51 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA SIGMOIDOSCOPY WITHOUT BIOPSY | $750.00 | $1,000.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA SIGMOIDOSCOPY WO BIOPSY | $802.80 | $1,338.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA DIAGNOSTIC SIGMOIDOSCOPY | $845.99 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY, DIAGNOSTIC | $850.00 | $850.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Diagnostic exam of lower portion of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $941.85 | $1,449.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA FLEX SIGMOIDOSCOPY, DIAGNOSTIC | $1,485.53 | $2,143.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA SIGMOIDSCOPY FLEX,DX W/WO SPEC | $1,492.20 | $2,487.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA DIAGNOSTIC SIGMOIDOSCOPY | $1,531.39 | $2,552.31 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 45330 FLEX SIG, DX, W/WO COLLJ SPEC BR/WA SPX | $1,641.90 | $6,315.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY DX | $1,689.36 | $2,282.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA SIGMOIDOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC BR/WA IF PFRMD | $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 | $181.16 | $378.72 |
| Lafayette, LA | 5 | $111.80 | $360.00 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $504.78 | $1,036.24 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $405.00 | $615.68 |
| Monroe, LA | 3 | $156.75 | $845.99 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $536.90 | $557.55 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $1,641.90 | $1,641.90 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $850.00 | $850.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $717.08 | $717.08 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $802.80 | $802.80 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $1,531.39 | $1,531.39 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $609.62 | $609.62 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $148.50 | $148.50 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $725.39 | $725.39 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $240.80 | $240.80 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $135.20 | $135.20 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $225.82 | $225.82 |
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 sigmoidoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sigmoidoscopy explained.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy, diagnostic (lower colon only) in other states
- Alabama$1,150.60
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$2,618.00
- Arkansas$677.64
- California$1,829.60
- Colorado$756.44
- Connecticut$3,217.67
- Delaware$1,480.08
- District of Columbia$2,239.64, 1 hospital
- Florida$2,801.60
- Georgia$1,331.00
- Hawaii$1,259.30
- Idaho$1,082.00
- Illinois$1,065.00
- Indiana$2,076.98
- Iowa$1,755.40
- Kansas$876.00
- Kentucky$2,608.70
- Maine$558.13, 4 hospitals
- Maryland$2,784.86, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,850.58
- Michigan$2,399.00
- Minnesota$944.38
- Mississippi$759.79
- Missouri$1,246.20
- Montana$1,088.90
- Nebraska$1,455.24
- Nevada$1,011.00
- New Hampshire$603.74
- New Jersey$1,216.56
- New Mexico$965.10
- New York$1,994.00
- North Carolina$1,217.40
- North Dakota$1,103.25
- Ohio$2,563.60
- Oklahoma$1,014.60
- Oregon$1,069.17
- Pennsylvania$1,158.00
- Puerto Rico$1,850.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,331.60
- South Carolina$1,812.00
- South Dakota$1,144.80
- Tennessee$672.75
- Texas$924.13
- Utah$819.32, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$1,255.84
- Virginia$1,130.85
- Washington$1,571.88
- West Virginia$859.59
- Wisconsin$819.51
- Wyoming$1,618.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.