Urine dipstick test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for urinalysis without microscope exam, manual: from $2.53 to $48.80, with a median of $6.90. The lowest price is at Acadia General Hospital (Crowley). The highest price is 19.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $6.90, is 65% below the US median of $19.89.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($3.48).
- Louisiana ranks 2nd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 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 81002. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 26, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2.53Acadia General Hospital
Median$6.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$48.80in Louisiana
Lowest saves$4.37vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia General Hospital lowest Crowley · Lafayette, LA *HC URINE SINGLE ITEM | $2.53 | $11.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC ACETONE/KETONE-URINE | $2.64 | $12.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO NON-AUTO | $3.12 | $12.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO NON-AUTO | $3.15 | $7.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA *HC URINE SINGLE ITEM | $3.30 | $11.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO NON-AUTO | $3.36 | $12.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA URINALYSIS DIPSTICK | $3.41 | $64.02 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA *HC URINE SINGLE ITEM | $3.57 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA URINE DIPSTICK | $3.60 | $9.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC ACETONE/KETONE-URINE | $3.84 | $12.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO NON-AUTO | $4.08 | $17.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA PR URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $4.20 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Reducing Substances Urine | $4.34 | $31.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA *HC URINE SINGLE ITEM | $4.42 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA CLINITEST | $5.02 | $10.03 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA *HC URINE SINGLE ITEM | $5.04 | $18.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Reducing Substances Urine | $5.40 | $20.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO NON-AUTO | $5.40 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC ACETONE/KETONE-URINE | $5.72 | $13.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Urinalysis Nonauto W/O Micro | $6.16 | $28.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA UA W MICRO MANUAL | $6.90 | $23.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC URINALYSIS W/O MICRO NON-AUTO | $7.05 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ictotest Bilirubin Conf Urine | $7.42 | $53.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Urinalysis Nonauto Specific Gr | $7.42 | $53.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Urinalysis Nonauto Specific Gr | $7.42 | $53.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Reducing Substances Urine | $7.42 | $53.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 81002 URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $7.54 | $29.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Ph Urine, No Auto W/O Micr | $8.00 | $10.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Urinalysis, manual test | $9.10 | $13.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA URINE DIPSTICK | $10.00 | $10.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $10.85 | $18.08 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CLIN FAC URINALYSIS W/MICRO | $11.54 | $19.23 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA UA W O MICRO MANUAL | $13.20 | $44.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Urinalysis Manual Test | $15.52 | $97.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA URINALYSIS DIP STICK | $15.66 | $20.88 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA UA NON-AUTO W/O MICRO | $17.28 | $49.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA PH URINE NON-AUTO W/O MICRO | $23.25 | $31.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA URINALYSIS NONAUTO W/O SCOPE | $23.59 | $33.70 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA MANUAL UA WO MICRO | $24.00 | $24.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA CLINIC UA DIPSTICK NONAUTO WO MICRO | $36.05 | $36.05 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA Urinalysis W/O Microscopy Clinic POC (RE) | $48.80 | $61.00 | 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.
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 | 11 | $2.64 | $6.16 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $2.53 | $3.44 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 4 | $3.84 | $17.40 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $5.72 | $7.05 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $3.12 | $3.36 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $3.41 | $3.74 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $3.60 | $6.80 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $7.54 | $7.54 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $10.85 | $10.85 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $4.20 | $4.20 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $13.20 | $13.20 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $6.90 | $6.90 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $9.10 | $9.10 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $48.80 | $48.80 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $7.42 | $7.42 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $5.02 | $5.02 |
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
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Urinalysis without microscope exam, manual in other states
- Alabama$11.79
- Alaska$39.50
- Arizona$7.20
- Arkansas$11.69
- California$34.20
- Colorado$54.00
- Connecticut$21.40
- Delaware$43.80, 4 hospitals
- District of Columbia$32.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$20.20
- Georgia$36.76
- Hawaii$18.20
- Idaho$16.90
- Illinois$22.50
- Indiana$15.60
- Iowa$23.20
- Kansas$18.70
- Kentucky$18.00
- Maine$15.78
- Maryland$10.98
- Massachusetts$23.00
- Michigan$15.25
- Minnesota$22.17
- Mississippi$14.58
- Missouri$13.80
- Montana$15.16
- Nebraska$21.93
- Nevada$8.49
- New Hampshire$18.87
- New Jersey$3.83
- New Mexico$12.90
- New York$10.41
- North Carolina$26.32
- North Dakota$21.00
- Ohio$16.20
- Oklahoma$16.44
- Oregon$24.00
- Pennsylvania$21.00
- Puerto Rico$84.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$5.95, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$26.21
- South Dakota$36.00
- Tennessee$7.92
- Texas$29.40
- Utah$61.36
- Vermont$23.00
- Virginia$20.50
- Washington$20.39
- West Virginia$12.50
- Wisconsin$13.78
- Wyoming$22.13
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.