Uric acid test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for uric acid blood test: from $4.43 to $146.93, with a median of $17.51. The lowest price is at Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA (West Monroe). The highest price is 33.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $17.51, is 61% below the US median of $45.00.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.52).
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 64 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 84550. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.43Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA
Median$17.51half of hospitals charge less
Highest$146.93in Louisiana
Lowest saves$13.08vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA lowest West Monroe · Monroe, LA URIC ACID; BLOOD | $4.43 | $96.06 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA URIC ACID BLD | $4.61 | $13.56 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC URIC ACID | $5.20 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 84550 - ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $5.29 | $67.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC URIC ACID | $5.98 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC URIC ACID | $6.16 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC URIC ACID | $6.46 | $19.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC URIC ACID | $6.76 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC URIC ACID | $7.28 | $26.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC URIC ACID | $7.28 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC URIC ACID | $8.00 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC URIC ACID | $8.00 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $9.00 | $30.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Uric Acid | $10.06 | $142.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA URIC ACID SO | $10.20 | $17.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC URIC ACID | $10.56 | $24.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Uric Acid Blood | $10.56 | $48.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Uric Acid Blood | $10.78 | $77.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Uric Acid Blood | $10.78 | $77.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Uric Acid Blood | $10.78 | $77.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Uric Acid Blood | $10.78 | $77.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Uric Acid Blood | $10.85 | $13.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Uric Acid LC | $11.30 | $138.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC URIC ACID | $11.97 | $57.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC URIC ACID | $12.69 | $27.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC URIC ACID | $14.40 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA URIC ACID | $15.26 | $20.34 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC URIC ACID | $15.59 | $67.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC URIC ACID | $15.68 | $56.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA URIC ACID BLOOD | $16.20 | $27.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Uric acid level, blood | $16.25 | $25.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Uric Acid Level Blood | $16.64 | $104.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $18.37 | $30.61 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Richard Medical Center Bayville · Monroe, LA URIC ACID BLOOD | $18.75 | $25.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA URIC ACID, SERUM | $20.00 | $25.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC URIC ACID | $20.25 | $45.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC URIC ACID | $21.60 | $80.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA URIC ACID | $22.14 | $44.28 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Uric Acid Blood | $23.76 | $88.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA URIC ACID BLD | $25.65 | $85.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA URIC ACID | $26.25 | $35.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA URIC ACID | $26.73 | $26.73 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 84550 ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $27.30 | $105.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA URIC ACID | $28.00 | $70.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA Uric Acid FSI | $29.00 | $29.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA URIC ACID | $34.20 | $57.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Uric Acid Level Blood | $35.20 | $220.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Uric Acid Blood | $36.12 | $258.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA URIC ACID | $38.50 | $77.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA URIC ACID SERUM | $40.07 | $66.78 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA URIC ACID BLOOD | $40.50 | $54.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC URIC ACID | $42.94 | $58.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA URIC ACID BLOOD | $46.03 | $65.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA Uric Acid | $52.00 | $104.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA URIC ACID BLD | $53.10 | $177.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Uric acid level, blood | $54.60 | $78.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA URIC ACID BLD | $55.80 | $186.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA URIC ACID | $71.07 | $71.07 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA URIC ACID | $74.00 | $74.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA URIC ACID SERUM | $74.79 | $124.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA URIC ACID | $81.00 | $81.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA Uric Acid | $109.60 | $137.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA URIC ACID BLD | $113.85 | $207.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA Uric acid; blood | $146.93 | $146.93 | Sep 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 | 12 | $6.16 | $13.23 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $5.98 | $14.40 |
| Monroe, LA | 7 | $4.43 | $16.25 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $5.20 | $33.40 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $10.56 | $27.82 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $6.76 | $7.28 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 3 | $5.29 | $10.78 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $27.30 | $87.12 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $10.06 | $14.22 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $6.46 | $40.62 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $4.61 | $30.20 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $28.00 | $51.00 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $81.00 | $81.00 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $34.20 | $34.20 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $10.20 | $10.20 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $25.65 | $25.65 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $54.60 | $54.60 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $109.60 | $109.60 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $113.85 | $113.85 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $22.14 | $22.14 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $16.20 | $16.20 |
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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Uric acid blood test in other states
- Alabama$29.75
- Alaska$59.78
- Arizona$70.52
- Arkansas$26.10
- California$66.11
- Colorado$64.60
- Connecticut$27.41
- Delaware$62.16
- District of Columbia$83.36, 3 hospitals
- Florida$82.83
- Georgia$51.60
- Hawaii$47.45
- Idaho$34.60
- Illinois$70.29
- Indiana$48.00
- Iowa$42.80
- Kansas$36.00
- Kentucky$55.98
- Maine$30.55
- Maryland$5.79
- Massachusetts$30.00
- Michigan$22.55
- Minnesota$45.54
- Mississippi$31.28
- Missouri$41.60
- Montana$41.10
- Nebraska$54.18
- Nevada$101.70
- New Hampshire$58.16
- New Jersey$5.20
- New Mexico$61.20
- New York$20.13
- North Carolina$59.40
- North Dakota$40.26
- Ohio$35.20
- Oklahoma$27.00
- Oregon$29.05
- Pennsylvania$31.70
- Puerto Rico$17.30
- Rhode Island$36.60
- South Carolina$59.00
- South Dakota$58.40
- Tennessee$28.44
- Texas$80.43
- Utah$104.35
- Vermont$65.25
- Virginia$70.20
- Washington$44.95
- West Virginia$33.00
- Wisconsin$50.49
- Wyoming$38.85
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.