Prostatectomy cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for prostate removal (prostatectomy), laparoscopic: from $3,898.30 to $33,277.59, with a median of $6,222.29. The lowest price is at Touro Infirmary (New Orleans). The highest price is 8.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,222.29, is 55% below the US median of $13,781.22.
- Louisiana ranks 2nd of 22 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 55866. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,898.30Touro Infirmary
Median$6,222.29half of hospitals charge less
Highest$33,277.59in Louisiana
Lowest saves$2,323.99vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lap Prostatectomy Radical W/Nerve Spare Incl Robotic | $3,898.30 | $27,845.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lap Prostatectomy Radical W/Nerve Spare Incl Robotic | $4,275.68 | $26,723.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lap Prostatectomy Radical W/Nerve Spare Incl Robotic | $4,816.70 | $34,405.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lap Prostatectomy Radical W/Nerve Spare Incl Robotic | $4,816.70 | $34,405.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Lap Prostatectomy Radical W/Nerve Spare Incl Robotic | $4,816.70 | $34,405.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lap Prostatectomy Radical W/Nerve Spare Incl Robotic | $4,816.70 | $34,405.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lap Prostatectomy Radical W/Nerve Spare Incl Robotic | $5,451.04 | $34,069.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lap Prostatectomy Radical W/Nerve Spare Incl Robotic | $6,993.54 | $25,902.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lap Prostatectomy Radical W/Nerve Spare Incl Robotic | $9,357.70 | $42,535.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA LAPS SURG PRST8ECT RPBIC RAD | $9,665.45 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LAPARO RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY | $10,654.39 | $39,460.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA LAPARO RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY | $19,600.51 | $93,335.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA LAPARO RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY | $32,690.92 | $125,734.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LAPARO RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY | $33,277.59 | $151,261.78 | Apr 1, 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 | $3,898.30 | $5,133.87 |
| Lafayette, LA | 1 | $19,600.51 | $19,600.51 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $9,665.45 | $9,665.45 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $32,690.92 | $32,690.92 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $4,816.70 | $4,816.70 |
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 prostatectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Prostatectomy explained.
Prostate removal (prostatectomy), laparoscopic in other states
- Alabama$28,726.74
- Alaska$25,535.47, 1 hospital
- Arizona$19,546.39, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$12,613.20
- California$38,337.60
- Colorado$11,237.63, 2 hospitals
- Connecticut$6,487.50, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$12,307.57, 1 hospital
- Florida$31,246.16
- Georgia$12,866.00
- Hawaii$18,811.09, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$26,271.00
- Illinois$84,657.59
- Indiana$30,479.51
- Iowa$3,455.05, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$6,124.80, 1 hospital
- Kentucky$29,648.28, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$15,000.00, 1 hospital
- Michigan$15,410.09
- Minnesota$15,376.31, 1 hospital
- Mississippi$8,779.77
- Missouri$26,842.93
- Montana$5,204.80, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$9,368.03, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$11,821.80, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$11,523.76
- New Mexico$9,523.80, 1 hospital
- New York$12,320.22
- North Carolina$11,369.38, 2 hospitals
- North Dakota$10,098.55, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$53,167.09
- Oklahoma$20,914.60, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$21,444.10, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$20,457.55
- Rhode Island$10,148.83, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$64,523.09, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$22,904.68, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$9,352.58
- Texas$10,885.00
- Virginia$33,343.98
- Washington$52,904.80
- West Virginia$18,743.67
- Wisconsin$6,062.39
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.