Gonorrhea test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 60 hospitals publish a cash price for gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type): from $16.38 to $323.20, with a median of $60.94. The lowest price is at East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 19.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $60.94, is 38% below the US median of $97.55.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($35.09).
- Louisiana ranks 7th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 60 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 87591. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.38East Jefferson General Hospital + 3 more
Median$60.94half of hospitals charge less
Highest$323.20in Louisiana
Lowest saves$44.56vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Amplified Dna | $16.38 | $117.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Amplified Dna | $16.38 | $117.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Ej Ref Lab N Gonorrhoeae Amplified Dna | $16.38 | $117.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Amplified Dna | $16.38 | $117.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE RNA, TMA | $17.20 | $86.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab N Gonorrhoeae Amplified Dna | $18.72 | $117.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Gc Amplified Detection | $20.80 | $130.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Gc Amplified Detection | $24.57 | $91.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE TMA | $29.38 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA GONORRHEA PHARYN NAA | $29.52 | $59.04 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA PROBE | $34.00 | $68.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE TMA | $34.34 | $101.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA RL NEISSERIA AMPLIF NA PROBE | $34.39 | $203.91 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE AMPLIFIED PROBE | $35.79 | $105.27 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE TMA | $37.38 | $178.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA GC PROBE OR URINE | $42.00 | $42.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE TMA | $42.30 | $141.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE TMA | $42.78 | $186.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE TMA | $44.88 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA GONORRHEA, TMA, SIMPLESWAB | $45.00 | $150.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Gc Amplified Detection | $49.56 | $354.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA GC DNA AMPLIFICATION | $51.60 | $129.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA GC AMP PROBE | $52.80 | $176.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE | $54.34 | $209.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA THIN PREP/SURE PATH GC | $54.45 | $181.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE RNA, TMA | $55.08 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE RNA, TMA | $57.12 | $204.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE, NAA | $57.60 | $96.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC N. GONORR, MISC, AMPLIFIED RNA | $58.52 | $209.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 87591 N.GONORRHOEAE, DNA, AMP PROB | $59.80 | $230.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE TMA CONF | $62.08 | $194.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA **GC DNA AMPLIFICATION** | $64.00 | $64.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC N. GONORR, MISC, AMPLIFIED RNA | $64.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA CHLAMYDIA/GC AMPLIFICATION-SO | $66.00 | $110.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE | $72.00 | $160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Chlamydia Trachomatis/Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Rna, Tma, Rectal | $78.10 | $234.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Omega-N Gonnorhea Dna Probe | $80.74 | $367.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE | $81.84 | $186.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA GC AMP PROBE | $82.20 | $274.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Ch/N Gonorrhoeae Amp Dnap-Ar | $84.22 | $105.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC GC BY AMPLIFIED PROBE | $93.53 | $199.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA GONORRHOEAE NEI AMP | $98.78 | $123.48 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE (GONORRHOEAE BACTERIA); AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $99.05 | $165.09 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Detection test by nucleic acid for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhoeae bacteria), amplified probe technique | $100.80 | $144.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA GC (URINE) | $102.50 | $102.50 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Detection test by nucleic acid for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhoeae bacteria), amplified probe technique | $105.30 | $162.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE BY NAA | $111.00 | $111.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Blood test for an STD | $111.24 | $185.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE,AMP PROBE TECH | $118.43 | $157.91 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC N. GONORR, MISC, AMPLIFIED RNA | $121.21 | $527.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA GC URINE NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE AMP PR | $123.14 | $205.23 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE RNA TMA | $132.33 | $178.75 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Neisseri OGH | $134.50 | $269.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA Neisseria gonorrhoeae, NAA LC | $144.00 | $240.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE | $157.91 | $210.54 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA NEISSERIA GONORR DNA PCR | $237.34 | $673.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA GC BY NAAT | $291.49 | $291.49 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA GC AMP PROBE | $293.70 | $534.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA GC AMP PROBE | $312.00 | $312.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, NAA LC | $323.20 | $404.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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.
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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 | $16.38 | $44.88 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $29.38 | $42.78 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $34.00 | $102.04 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 4 | $17.20 | $52.04 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $81.84 | $112.93 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $54.34 | $58.52 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $59.80 | $185.90 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $78.10 | $88.58 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $34.34 | $72.79 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $35.79 | $44.30 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $51.60 | $57.80 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $102.50 | $102.50 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $111.00 | $111.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $54.45 | $54.45 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $100.80 | $100.80 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $323.20 | $323.20 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $134.50 | $134.50 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $293.70 | $293.70 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $16.38 | $16.38 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $29.52 | $29.52 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
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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Gonorrhea test by nucleic acid amplification (NAAT, PCR-type) in other states
- Alabama$70.00
- Alaska$115.19
- Arizona$60.47
- Arkansas$68.78
- California$59.74
- Colorado$164.00
- Connecticut$107.54
- Delaware$191.98
- District of Columbia$281.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$41.50
- Georgia$81.55
- Hawaii$110.60
- Idaho$117.00
- Illinois$119.52
- Indiana$97.25
- Iowa$108.50
- Kansas$103.33
- Kentucky$104.24
- Maine$70.30
- Maryland$129.35
- Massachusetts$169.81
- Michigan$95.31
- Minnesota$86.40
- Mississippi$57.60
- Missouri$80.42
- Montana$100.00
- Nebraska$117.98
- Nevada$182.76
- New Hampshire$210.74
- New Jersey$40.35
- New Mexico$125.74
- New York$100.44
- North Carolina$93.00
- North Dakota$153.69
- Ohio$92.95
- Oklahoma$83.20
- Oregon$93.75
- Pennsylvania$183.83
- Puerto Rico$196.55, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$99.60
- South Carolina$150.50
- South Dakota$86.40
- Tennessee$61.50
- Texas$130.30
- Utah$210.20
- Vermont$157.78
- Virginia$108.85
- Washington$129.79
- West Virginia$60.83
- Wisconsin$143.02
- Wyoming$95.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.