Rapid flu test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 50 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $7.02 to $173.25, with a median of $23.21. The lowest price is at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics (Lafayette). The highest price is 24.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $23.21, is 62% below the US median of $60.40.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.55).
- Louisiana ranks 2nd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 50 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 87804. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.02Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics
Median$23.21half of hospitals charge less
Highest$173.25in Louisiana
Lowest saves$16.19vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics lowest Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $7.02 | $27.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $7.59 | $33.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Rapid Influenza Virus Screen | $7.98 | $57.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Rapid Influenza Virus Screen | $7.98 | $57.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Ej Ref Lab Rapid Influenza Virus Screen | $7.98 | $57.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Rapid Influenza Virus Screen | $7.98 | $57.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $9.03 | $43.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Rapid Influenza Virus Screen | $9.12 | $57.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $10.80 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $12.60 | $45.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $13.23 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $13.26 | $39.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $14.00 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA INFLUENZA IA W DO | $14.40 | $36.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $15.18 | $69.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA INFLUENZA IA W DO | $16.22 | $141.56 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA INFLUENZA A WAIVED | $16.88 | $49.65 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $17.10 | $38.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $18.46 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $19.88 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA Rapid Flu AB POC | $21.00 | $35.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $21.12 | $66.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $21.15 | $45.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC POC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $22.08 | $69.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Detection Test for Influenza Virus | $23.04 | $144.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Influenza a Assay W/Optic | $23.38 | $167.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC INFLUENZA A & B VIRUS TESTING | $26.84 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA RAPID FLU B TEST | $30.00 | $50.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA INFLUENZA B | $30.50 | $61.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA INFLUENZA A | $35.04 | $35.04 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $36.60 | $122.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Influenza B Antigen | $36.84 | $231.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA INFLUENZA IA W DO | $38.00 | $38.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA INFLUENZA BY DIRECT OPTICAL OBS | $38.00 | $38.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Influenza a Assay W/Optic | $38.88 | $144.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direc OGH | $41.00 | $82.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $41.58 | $59.40 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $42.58 | $70.97 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA CLINIC FLU SWAB | $51.50 | $51.50 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA INFLUENZA B | $54.14 | $108.27 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA M-FLU A & B | $55.86 | $74.48 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus | $56.00 | $80.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Detection Test for Influenza Virus | $62.26 | $283.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CLIN GLOBAL FLU SCREEN A/B | $68.49 | $114.15 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA INF ANTIGEN DETECTION FLU | $81.11 | $230.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA INFLUENZA VIRUS A AG OIA | $81.90 | $273.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $98.25 | $327.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Flu test | $102.60 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA INFLUENZA VIRUS A AG OIA | $141.35 | $257.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC | $173.25 | $577.50 | Jun 10, 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 | $7.98 | $15.18 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | $14.00 | $38.00 |
| Lafayette, LA | 5 | $7.02 | $10.80 |
| Monroe, LA | 4 | $7.59 | $23.36 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $21.15 | $26.84 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $36.84 | $39.71 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $13.26 | $57.93 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $16.88 | $26.74 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $14.40 | $26.20 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $18.46 | $19.17 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $35.04 | $35.04 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $173.25 | $173.25 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $81.90 | $81.90 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $141.35 | $141.35 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $7.98 | $7.98 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $54.14 | $54.14 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
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
What rapid flu test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid flu test explained.
Rapid flu test (influenza antigen) in other states
- Alabama$29.50
- Alaska$79.79
- Arizona$23.65
- Arkansas$47.45
- California$75.40
- Colorado$121.60
- Connecticut$42.35
- Delaware$34.20, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$83.89, 2 hospitals
- Florida$126.10
- Georgia$72.93
- Hawaii$93.10
- Idaho$69.00
- Illinois$71.52
- Indiana$52.42
- Iowa$48.19
- Kansas$68.40
- Kentucky$49.10
- Maine$88.00
- Maryland$70.24
- Massachusetts$48.44
- Michigan$48.00
- Minnesota$61.44
- Mississippi$29.79
- Missouri$59.21
- Montana$56.06
- Nebraska$74.00
- Nevada$62.19
- New Hampshire$130.85
- New Jersey$18.21
- New Mexico$50.90
- New York$41.15
- North Carolina$50.35
- North Dakota$84.00
- Ohio$65.65
- Oklahoma$54.70
- Oregon$73.27
- Pennsylvania$54.86
- Puerto Rico$44.79
- Rhode Island$31.20
- South Carolina$85.50
- South Dakota$79.65
- Tennessee$37.26
- Texas$93.18
- Utah$42.17
- Vermont$46.00
- Virginia$84.35
- Washington$67.90
- West Virginia$46.50
- Wisconsin$52.81
- Wyoming$65.31
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.