PTH test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $17.36 to $1,041.15, with a median of $91.88. The lowest price is at East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 60.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $91.88, is 45% below the US median of $168.28.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($41.28).
- Louisiana ranks 4th 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 83970. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$17.36East Jefferson General Hospital + 3 more
Median$91.88half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,041.15in Louisiana
Lowest saves$74.52vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pth Io Baseline | $17.36 | $124.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pth Io Baseline | $17.36 | $124.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Pth N-Terminal | $17.36 | $124.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pth Io Baseline | $17.36 | $124.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA 83970 Calcium | $29.00 | $29.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC PTH, INTRAOPERATIVE | $31.71 | $151.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA PTH INTACT | $33.00 | $110.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC PTH, INTRAOPERATIVE | $34.73 | $151.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PARATHYROID HORMONE, FNA | $37.62 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC PTH, INTRAOPERATIVE | $39.26 | $151.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA RL PARATHYROID HORMONE, INTACT | $40.45 | $587.88 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA PARATHORMONE (PTH) | $42.11 | $123.84 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC PTH, INTRAOPERATIVE | $45.30 | $151.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PTH, INTRAOPERATIVE | $47.88 | $171.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 83970 - ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $48.30 | $610.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC PARATHYROID HORMONE, FNA | $48.60 | $243.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC PARATHYROID HORMONE, FNA | $52.16 | $163.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Intact Parathyroid | $53.76 | $336.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA PTH LEVEL INTACT | $59.04 | $118.08 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC PTH, INTACT | $64.22 | $247.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $67.65 | $225.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC PTH, INTRAOPERATIVE | $67.95 | $151.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC PTH, INTRAOPERATIVE | $69.16 | $247.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Pth Intact | $72.52 | $518.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PTH, INTACT | $74.24 | $232.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA PARATHORMONE | $74.40 | $124.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level | $81.20 | $116.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Intact Parathyroid | $85.76 | $536.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA *HC PTH, C-TERM | $85.86 | $318.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 83970 PARATHYROID HORMONE, INTACT | $91.00 | $350.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA PARATHYROID HORMONE SO | $91.80 | $153.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Parathyroid Hormone (Intact) | $91.88 | $462.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pth Io Baseline | $95.04 | $432.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC PTH, INTACT | $95.92 | $218.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Parathy Horm Intact Turbo | $99.07 | $123.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level | $100.75 | $155.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC PTH, INTRAOPERATIVE | $109.98 | $234.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC PTH, INTACT | $119.68 | $352.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA PTH INTACT | $120.45 | $401.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA PARATHYROID HORMONE | $122.50 | $245.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA PTH INTACT | $122.65 | $122.65 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA PARATHORMONE (PARATHYROID HORMONE) LEVEL | $129.11 | $215.18 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA PARATHYROID HORMONE | $132.80 | $332.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA INTACT PTH | $139.32 | $185.76 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA PTH, Intact LC | $140.40 | $234.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC PTH, INTRAOPERATIVE | $142.37 | $619.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA PARATHYROID HORMONE, INTACT | $142.80 | $238.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA PTH, Intact and Calcium QST | $144.00 | $288.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Pth Intact | $144.72 | $536.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA PTH, INTACT | $145.00 | $145.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC PTH INTACT | $168.79 | $228.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA O R/ PARATHYROID HORMONE | $171.79 | $286.32 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA PARATHYROID HORMONE- | $184.80 | $231.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA PARATHORMONE INTACT | $185.76 | $247.68 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA PARATHYROID HORMONE | $197.40 | $282.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA PARATHYROID HORMONE PTH | $251.25 | $335.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PARATHYROID HORMONE | $279.31 | $792.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA PARATHYROID HORMONE | $349.00 | $349.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA PTH INTACT | $414.15 | $1,380.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA .PTH C TERMINAL | $499.55 | $499.55 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA PTH INTACT | $509.33 | $509.33 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA PTH, Intact LC | $929.60 | $1,162.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $1,041.15 | $1,893.00 | Jun 19, 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 | $17.36 | $72.52 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $31.71 | $45.30 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $48.60 | $147.22 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $40.45 | $130.91 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $95.92 | $139.38 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $64.22 | $69.16 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $91.00 | $300.16 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $91.88 | $110.50 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $74.40 | $97.04 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $42.11 | $228.13 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $132.80 | $240.90 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $17.36 | $32.83 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $145.00 | $145.00 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $142.80 | $142.80 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $91.80 | $91.80 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $67.65 | $67.65 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $81.20 | $81.20 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $929.60 | $929.60 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $1,041.15 | $1,041.15 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $59.04 | $59.04 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $140.40 | $140.40 |
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 PTH test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: PTH test explained.
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test in other states
- Alabama$135.54
- Alaska$330.72
- Arizona$86.12
- Arkansas$110.50
- California$110.00
- Colorado$262.00
- Connecticut$180.91
- Delaware$195.72
- District of Columbia$353.57, 3 hospitals
- Florida$98.58
- Georgia$153.00
- Hawaii$377.00
- Idaho$182.85
- Illinois$225.00
- Indiana$192.64
- Iowa$178.50
- Kansas$200.63
- Kentucky$190.21
- Maine$98.45
- Maryland$43.12
- Massachusetts$181.00
- Michigan$134.65
- Minnesota$120.20
- Mississippi$126.06
- Missouri$176.41
- Montana$207.00
- Nebraska$215.86
- Nevada$331.01
- New Hampshire$246.39
- New Jersey$47.47
- New Mexico$194.10
- New York$146.85
- North Carolina$131.76
- North Dakota$208.80
- Ohio$141.60
- Oklahoma$139.49
- Oregon$165.75
- Pennsylvania$218.53
- Puerto Rico$140.00
- Rhode Island$330.00
- South Carolina$200.20
- South Dakota$218.25
- Tennessee$120.64
- Texas$202.76
- Utah$256.66
- Vermont$249.75
- Virginia$230.30
- Washington$211.58
- West Virginia$152.00
- Wisconsin$207.45
- Wyoming$181.35
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.