Hemorrhoid banding cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $205.99 to $22,351.37, with a median of $498.40. The lowest price is at Ochsner LSU Health Monroe (Monroe). The highest price is 108.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $498.40, is 56% below the US median of $1,132.30.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Louisiana has the lowest median of 45 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 32 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 46221. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$205.99Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Median$498.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$292.41vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe lowest Monroe · Monroe, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $205.99 | $895.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Hemorrhoid by Rubber Banding | $253.96 | $1,814.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $261.05 | $1,135.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Hemorrhoid by Rubber Banding | $277.44 | $1,734.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $331.54 | $1,507.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $339.82 | $1,307.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Hemorrhoid by Rubber Banding | $373.95 | $1,385.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $387.24 | $1,383.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Hemorrhoid by Rubber Banding | $391.58 | $2,797.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Hemorrhoid by Rubber Banding | $391.58 | $2,797.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Removal of Hemorrhoid by Rubber Banding | $391.58 | $2,797.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Hemorrhoid by Rubber Banding | $391.58 | $2,797.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $401.10 | $573.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $417.12 | $948.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $458.24 | $1,432.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $459.90 | $1,533.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $536.90 | $2,065.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $578.20 | $2,065.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 46221 Hemorrhoidectomy, internal, by rubber band ligation(s) | $588.00 | $735.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $616.77 | $2,937.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $618.56 | $1,933.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $642.87 | $2,381.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Removal of external hemorrhoids by rubber banding | $657.80 | $1,012.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Hemorrhoid by Rubber Banding | $709.94 | $3,227.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND | $725.39 | $2,133.51 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $845.99 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $877.49 | $1,867.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA HEMORRHOIDECTOMY, INTERNAL, BAND LIGATIO | $985.00 | $985.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC HEMORRHOID LIGATION | $1,090.80 | $2,424.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 46221 HEMORRHOIDECTOMY SMPL LIGATURE | $1,193.40 | $4,590.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HEMORRHOIDECTOMY BY SIMPLE LIGATURE | $3,117.32 | $4,497.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HEMORRHOIDECTOMY INTERNAL RUBBER BAND LIGATIONS | $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 | 12 | $253.96 | $391.58 |
| Lafayette, LA | 5 | $261.05 | $459.90 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $417.12 | $877.49 |
| Monroe, LA | 3 | $205.99 | $657.80 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $536.90 | $557.55 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $1,193.40 | $1,193.40 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $985.00 | $985.00 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $458.24 | $458.24 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $725.39 | $725.39 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $401.10 | $401.10 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $588.00 | $588.00 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $391.58 | $391.58 |
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 hemorrhoid banding is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hemorrhoid banding explained.
Hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation) in other states
- Alabama$1,824.00
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$1,316.29
- Arkansas$834.60
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$2,422.15
- Connecticut$3,224.78
- Delaware$1,067.60, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$2,277.23, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,719.45
- Georgia$1,377.16
- Hawaii$1,850.10
- Idaho$1,094.40
- Illinois$914.00
- Indiana$2,199.33
- Iowa$653.80
- Kansas$956.00
- Kentucky$1,000.61
- Maine$757.41
- Maryland$698.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,934.70
- Michigan$1,431.95
- Minnesota$815.17
- Mississippi$720.00
- Missouri$1,360.00
- Montana$661.60
- Nebraska$665.00
- Nevada$1,034.55, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$557.38
- New Jersey$2,531.28
- New Mexico$830.70
- New York$1,140.93
- North Carolina$734.16
- North Dakota$1,420.90
- Ohio$1,912.95
- Oklahoma$984.60
- Oregon$740.25
- Pennsylvania$1,791.43
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$1,546.20
- South Dakota$1,183.20
- Tennessee$1,015.80
- Texas$890.85
- Utah$1,413.80, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,341.00
- Virginia$1,452.00
- Washington$1,260.75
- West Virginia$1,181.25
- Wisconsin$1,235.70
- Wyoming$1,198.93, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.