Colonoscopy cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for colonoscopy, diagnostic: from $243.65 to $22,351.37, with a median of $771.66. The lowest price is at Ochsner LSU Health Monroe (Monroe). The highest price is 91.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $771.66, is 57% below the US median of $1,808.81.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Louisiana ranks 2nd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 42 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 45378. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$243.65Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Median$771.66half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$528.01vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe lowest Monroe · Monroe, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $243.65 | $1,059.34 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA SCREENG COLONOSCOPY | $277.50 | $925.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $308.89 | $1,343.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF LARGE BOWEL USING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | $361.48 | $602.47 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Colonoscopy Flx Dx W/Collj Spec if Pfrmd-Barium | $378.72 | $2,367.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $401.96 | $1,546.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY | $456.90 | $1,523.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $483.84 | $1,728.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $543.60 | $1,812.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $566.28 | $2,178.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Colorectal Cancer Screening High Risk | $600.32 | $4,288.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $609.62 | $1,793.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $609.84 | $2,178.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $621.00 | $2,300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $674.74 | $3,067.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA MBP COLONOSCOPY | $690.00 | $920.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Colonoscopy Flx Dx W/Collj Spec if Pfrmd-Barium | $705.60 | $4,410.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $710.50 | $1,015.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diag Colonoscopy W/Spec Collection | $716.32 | $3,256.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $729.54 | $3,474.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA COLONOSCOPY SCREENING | $747.60 | $1,246.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $795.71 | $1,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY | $845.99 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Colorectal Cancer Screening High Risk | $914.76 | $6,534.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diag Colonoscopy W/Spec Collection | $914.76 | $6,534.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Diagnostic Exam of Large Bowel Using a Flexible Endoscope | $914.76 | $6,534.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diag Colonoscopy W/Spec Collection | $914.76 | $6,534.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $932.48 | $2,914.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $945.28 | $2,954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Diag Colonoscopy W/Spec Collection | $959.85 | $3,555.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $1,040.00 | $5,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $1,067.00 | $2,425.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY | $1,112.65 | $2,023.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA COLONOSCOPY WITHOUT BIOPSY | $1,237.50 | $1,650.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC COLON DX (INCL BRUSH/WASH) | $1,290.15 | $2,867.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA COLONOSCOPY DIAGNOSTIC | $1,390.00 | $2,316.66 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope | $1,552.85 | $2,389.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA 45378 COLONOSCOPY W/O BIOPSY | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA COLONOSCOPY FLEX,DX W/WO SPEC | $1,880.40 | $3,134.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA 45378 COLONOSCOPY Charges | $2,539.00 | $2,539.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 45378 SCOPE OF COLON FOR DIAGNOSIS | $2,557.36 | $9,836.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA COLONOSCOPY FLX DX W/COLLJ SPEC WHEN 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 | $378.72 | $716.32 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $308.89 | $543.60 |
| Monroe, LA | 4 | $243.65 | $768.00 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $932.48 | $1,040.00 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $795.71 | $931.36 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $566.28 | $588.06 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $2,557.36 | $2,557.36 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $361.48 | $361.48 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $747.60 | $747.60 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $2,539.00 | $2,539.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $1,390.00 | $1,390.00 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $609.62 | $609.62 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $277.50 | $277.50 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $710.50 | $710.50 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $1,112.65 | $1,112.65 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $914.76 | $914.76 |
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 colonoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Colonoscopy explained.
Colonoscopy, diagnostic in other states
- Alabama$2,014.35
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$2,275.83
- Arkansas$1,177.22
- California$2,080.00
- Colorado$2,018.88
- Connecticut$3,225.00
- Delaware$2,373.00, 4 hospitals
- Florida$3,018.67
- Georgia$3,968.25
- Hawaii$1,483.35
- Idaho$2,509.00
- Illinois$2,401.65
- Indiana$2,024.97
- Iowa$1,744.84
- Kansas$1,258.00
- Kentucky$3,074.40
- Maine$1,263.75
- Maryland$2,639.92, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$2,276.50
- Michigan$1,063.88
- Minnesota$1,339.99
- Mississippi$984.70
- Missouri$1,683.35
- Montana$1,794.00
- Nebraska$1,996.21
- Nevada$1,491.55
- New Hampshire$1,279.39
- New Jersey$1,216.56
- New Mexico$1,385.20
- New York$1,945.66
- North Carolina$1,431.00
- North Dakota$1,846.40
- Ohio$2,726.10
- Oklahoma$1,480.96
- Oregon$2,103.75
- Pennsylvania$1,500.00
- Puerto Rico$471.05
- Rhode Island$3,102.47
- South Carolina$2,991.00
- South Dakota$2,144.00
- Tennessee$1,261.31
- Texas$1,541.44
- Utah$2,095.45, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$3,114.00
- Virginia$1,415.00
- Washington$1,932.48
- West Virginia$1,266.50
- Wisconsin$1,741.38
- Wyoming$2,009.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.