Thyroid lobectomy cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy): from $1,103.90 to $22,351.37, with a median of $5,574.55. The lowest price is at Bayou Bend Health System (Franklin). The highest price is 20.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,574.55, is 26% below the US median of $7,558.73.
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 30 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 17 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 60220. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,103.90Bayou Bend Health System
Median$5,574.55half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$4,470.65vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Bend Health System lowest Franklin · Morgan City, LA Removal of thyroid lobe on side of neck | $1,103.90 | $1,577.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Richard Medical Center one side Bayville · Monroe, LA THYROID PARTIAL LOBECTOMY UNILATERAL | $1,758.75 | $2,345.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $2,922.38 | $6,217.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $3,327.07 | $12,796.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $3,756.12 | $13,911.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $4,449.67 | $21,188.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $5,043.28 | $11,462.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $5,499.66 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $5,574.55 | $24,237.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F one side Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Total thyroid lobectomy, unilateral; with contralateral subtotal lobectomy, including isthmusectomy | $5,675.23 | $8,187.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center one side Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY UNILAT | $5,678.00 | $14,195.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $6,031.26 | $26,222.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $8,743.06 | $25,714.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $9,498.00 | $36,530.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches one side Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY UNILAT | $14,905.00 | $14,905.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PARTIAL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $16,088.74 | $73,130.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA TOTAL THYROID LOBECTOMY UNI W/WO ISTHMUSECTOMY | $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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $2,922.38 | $5,043.28 |
| Lafayette, LA | 3 | $3,327.07 | $4,449.67 |
| Monroe, LA | 3 | $1,758.75 | $5,499.66 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 3 | $3,756.12 | $16,088.74 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $5,678.00 | $10,291.50 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $8,743.06 | $8,743.06 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $1,103.90 | $1,103.90 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $9,498.00 | $9,498.00 |
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 thyroid lobectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thyroid lobectomy explained.
Removal of one lobe of the thyroid (lobectomy) in other states
- Alabama$12,712.05
- Alaska$20,708.30, 1 hospital
- Arizona$14,747.31, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$6,449.95
- California$7,737.00
- Colorado$11,775.00, 3 hospitals
- Connecticut$3,785.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$9,950.95, 1 hospital
- Florida$12,644.63
- Georgia$5,753.00
- Hawaii$10,612.00, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$14,360.76
- Illinois$6,446.00
- Indiana$9,904.45
- Iowa$2,285.70, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$6,168.68
- Kentucky$14,419.26
- Maine$1,831.73, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,200.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$8,081.60, 4 hospitals
- Michigan$8,312.83
- Minnesota$1,363.84
- Mississippi$8,995.00
- Missouri$12,018.89
- Montana$2,059.20
- Nebraska$8,139.71, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$6,672.70, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$894.30, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$9,833.45
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$7,807.76, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$4,588.42, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$21,948.18
- Oklahoma$11,091.80
- Oregon$11,473.70
- Pennsylvania$11,464.13
- Puerto Rico$500.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$22,184.86
- South Dakota$7,857.28, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$8,875.22
- Texas$8,100.00
- Utah$10,305.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$9,928.77, 1 hospital
- Virginia$24,421.60
- Washington$13,052.00
- West Virginia$7,858.00
- Wisconsin$2,634.86
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.