Lead test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for blood lead test: from $5.20 to $317.60, with a median of $28.22. The lowest price is at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics (Lafayette). The highest price is 61.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $28.22, is 39% below the US median of $46.28.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.11).
- Louisiana ranks 6th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 63 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 83655. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.20Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics
Median$28.22half of hospitals charge less
Highest$317.60in Louisiana
Lowest saves$23.02vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics lowest Lafayette · Lafayette, LA *HC LEAD LEVEL ASSAY | $5.20 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA NonIntefaced Lead Urine | $5.92 | $37.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA *HC LEAD LEVEL ASSAY | $8.28 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA *HC LEAD LEVEL ASSAY | $9.87 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lead Capillary | $10.22 | $73.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Arup Lead Urine | $10.22 | $73.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Lead Capillary | $10.22 | $73.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lead Capillary | $10.22 | $73.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA LEAD, PEDIATRIC | $10.47 | $10.47 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Lead Level | $11.68 | $73.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA LEAD | $11.87 | $145.10 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA LEAD BLOOD | $12.35 | $36.33 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 83655 - ASSAY OF LEAD | $14.17 | $179.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC LEAD, BLOOD | $15.20 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA *HC LEAD LEVEL ASSAY | $15.30 | $51.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC LEAD, URINE | $15.96 | $57.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC LEAD, URINE | $18.70 | $85.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA *HC LEAD LEVEL ASSAY | $18.90 | $42.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA LEAD - URINE | $19.80 | $66.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC LEAD, BLOOD | $20.28 | $78.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 83655 LEAD URINE | $21.06 | $81.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA ASSAY OF LEAD | $21.60 | $72.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC LEAD, BLOOD | $21.76 | $68.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC LEAD, BLOOD | $21.84 | $78.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lead Blood | $22.88 | $104.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC LEAD, URINE | $23.22 | $86.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC LEAD, BLOOD | $23.36 | $73.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lead Capillary | $25.20 | $180.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA LEAD | $26.95 | $357.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA LEAD PEDIATRIC LEVEL SO | $27.00 | $45.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC LEAD, BLOOD | $28.16 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC LEAD, BLOOD | $28.22 | $83.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Heavy Metals Lead 24P-M | $29.06 | $36.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC LEAD, URINE | $32.43 | $69.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA Lead | $34.43 | $68.85 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Blood test to determine the concentration of lead in the blood | $34.80 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA LEAD BLOOD | $37.00 | $37.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Arup Lead Urine | $40.23 | $149.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA LEAD | $40.88 | $54.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC LEAD, URINE | $41.86 | $182.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA ASSAY OF LEAD | $42.90 | $143.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Lead level | $44.10 | $63.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC LEAD BLOOD | $45.90 | $62.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Lead level | $46.15 | $71.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA LEAD LEVEL | $46.40 | $116.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA ASSAY OF LEAD | $47.58 | $79.30 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA Lead, Blood (Pediatric) LC | $49.80 | $83.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA LEAD | $53.60 | $67.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA LEAD, URINE | $54.50 | $72.66 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA LEAD LEVEL (PEDIATRIC) | $55.00 | $55.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA O .R1 HEAVY METAL PROFILE I URINE | $55.33 | $92.22 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA LEAD LEVEL | $58.00 | $116.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA Lead, Blood (Pediatric) REF | $70.00 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA Lead (Venous), OSHA and Zinc Protoporphyrin Evaluation QST | $71.50 | $143.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA LEAD BLOOD | $81.75 | $272.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LEAD BLOOD | $81.82 | $232.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA LEAD, BLOOD, PEDI<16 | $100.20 | $167.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA ASSAY OF LEAD | $102.73 | $146.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA LEAD | $106.50 | $142.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA LEAD LEVEL | $122.00 | $122.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA LEAD URINE QUANT | $160.68 | $160.68 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA LEAD BLOOD | $305.52 | $555.50 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA Lead, Blood (Adult) LC | $317.60 | $397.00 | 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 | 13 | $5.92 | $18.70 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $5.20 | $15.30 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $10.47 | $39.34 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $11.87 | $44.00 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $28.16 | $39.16 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $20.28 | $21.84 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $21.06 | $29.03 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $26.95 | $37.26 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $28.22 | $31.51 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $12.35 | $47.05 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $46.40 | $84.20 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $10.22 | $12.20 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $100.20 | $100.20 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $19.80 | $19.80 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $21.60 | $21.60 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $44.10 | $44.10 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $317.60 | $317.60 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $71.50 | $71.50 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $305.52 | $305.52 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $34.43 | $34.43 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $49.80 | $49.80 |
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 lead test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lead test explained.
Blood lead test in other states
- Alabama$41.23
- Alaska$77.22
- Arizona$23.07
- Arkansas$29.73
- California$10.13
- Colorado$110.40
- Connecticut$44.81
- Delaware$140.96
- District of Columbia$131.68, 3 hospitals
- Florida$10.88
- Georgia$67.80
- Hawaii$113.00
- Idaho$57.00
- Illinois$53.90
- Indiana$71.26
- Iowa$55.20
- Kansas$52.16
- Kentucky$63.46
- Maine$45.00
- Maryland$71.86
- Massachusetts$73.00
- Michigan$7.65
- Minnesota$46.20
- Mississippi$41.37
- Missouri$54.60
- Montana$58.90
- Nebraska$66.22
- Nevada$63.00
- New Hampshire$73.45
- New Jersey$13.93
- New Mexico$68.70
- New York$43.81
- North Carolina$35.64
- North Dakota$46.00
- Ohio$48.60
- Oklahoma$47.50
- Oregon$32.50
- Pennsylvania$78.00
- Puerto Rico$51.50
- Rhode Island$54.60
- South Carolina$78.60
- South Dakota$55.57
- Tennessee$36.74
- Texas$46.55
- Utah$102.86
- Vermont$64.26
- Virginia$62.96
- Washington$63.55
- West Virginia$35.95
- Wisconsin$54.94
- Wyoming$55.73
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.