NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT): from $134.40 to $3,775.29, with a median of $451.08. The lowest price is at Touro Infirmary (New Orleans). The highest price is 28.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $451.08, is 57% below the US median of $1,043.03.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($759.05).
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 40 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 24 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 81420. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$134.40Touro Infirmary
Median$451.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,775.29in Louisiana
Lowest saves$316.68vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Maternit21 Plus Core 451934 | $134.40 | $960.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Maternit21 Plus Core 451934 | $153.60 | $960.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Maternit21 Plus Core 451934 | $168.56 | $1,204.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Maternit21 Plus Core 451934 | $168.56 | $1,204.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Labcorp Maternit21 Plus Core 451934 | $168.56 | $1,204.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Maternit21 Plus Core 451934 | $168.56 | $1,204.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA FETAL CHRMOML ANEUPLOIDY | $237.60 | $792.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Maternit21 Plus Core 451934 | $259.20 | $960.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $338.31 | $1,611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Maternit21 Plus Core 451934 | $345.62 | $1,571.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $370.53 | $1,611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $418.86 | $1,611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $483.30 | $1,611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $539.80 | $2,699.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $547.74 | $1,611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $633.92 | $2,264.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $724.95 | $1,611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $1,067.00 | $4,850.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA QNATAL(R) Advanced QST | $1,322.50 | $2,645.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $1,474.56 | $4,608.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Test for detecting genes associated with fetal disease, aneuploidy genomic sequence analysis panel | $1,724.80 | $2,464.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Infrmseq X,Y Fetl Chrm Aneu-Ig | $1,821.72 | $2,277.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA FETAL CHRMOML ANEUPLOIDY | $1,823.22 | $2,604.60 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA MATERNIT GENOME | $3,775.29 | $3,775.29 | Mar 16, 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 | 9 | $134.40 | $168.56 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $237.60 | $394.70 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $539.80 | $1,474.56 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $3,775.29 | $3,775.29 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $547.74 | $547.74 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $1,724.80 | $1,724.80 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $1,322.50 | $1,322.50 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $1,821.72 | $1,821.72 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $168.56 | $168.56 |
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 NIPT prenatal DNA test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: NIPT prenatal DNA test explained.
Prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT) in other states
- Alabama$1,004.55
- Alaska$1,232.07
- Arizona$1,720.00
- Arkansas$1,222.00
- California$1,736.00
- Colorado$846.55
- Connecticut$3,985.28, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$2,429.05
- District of Columbia$2,888.94, 2 hospitals
- Florida$387.50
- Georgia$899.50
- Hawaii$2,110.50, 1 hospital
- Idaho$695.30
- Illinois$879.90
- Indiana$850.92
- Iowa$789.30
- Kansas$2,277.15
- Kentucky$1,287.72
- Maine$1,049.17
- Maryland$395.01
- Massachusetts$2,583.00
- Michigan$300.00
- Minnesota$1,387.54
- Mississippi$802.40
- Missouri$1,166.10
- Montana$926.25, 1 hospital
- Nebraska$3,026.95, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$775.95, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,290.80, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$834.96
- New Mexico$701.96, 3 hospitals
- New York$1,140.78
- North Carolina$852.34
- North Dakota$1,277.70
- Ohio$1,456.00
- Oklahoma$1,178.78
- Oregon$1,376.40
- Pennsylvania$2,336.04
- Rhode Island$759.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$1,807.66
- South Dakota$998.40, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$998.58
- Texas$870.00
- Utah$1,531.19
- Vermont$1,581.58, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$1,032.80
- Washington$766.08
- West Virginia$800.00
- Wisconsin$1,206.81
- Wyoming$1,294.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.