Biopsy pathology exam cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $22.96 to $992.80, with a median of $84.96. The lowest price is at Touro Infirmary (New Orleans). The highest price is 43.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $84.96, is 50% below the US median of $171.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($53.24).
- Louisiana ranks 6th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 59 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 88305. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$22.96Touro Infirmary
Median$84.96half of hospitals charge less
Highest$992.80in Louisiana
Lowest saves$62.00vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Arup Kidney Biopsy Level IV Exam | $22.96 | $164.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC LVL IV SURG PTH | $27.72 | $132.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope Intermediate Complexity | $28.56 | $204.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope Intermediate Complexity | $28.56 | $204.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Prostate Needle Biopsy Any Method | $28.56 | $204.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Arup Kidney Biopsy Level IV Exam | $28.56 | $204.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA *HC G&M LEVEL IV (MUSCLE OR NERVE BX)-RL | $29.40 | $105.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC SKIN, MODERATE,SINGLE SPECIMEN | $29.70 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab G&M Level IV; 2 Slides Blocks | $32.64 | $204.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 88305 PATH. SURG, LEVEL IV | $33.02 | $127.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC MUSCLE OR NERVE TISSSUE EXAM - RL | $34.33 | $149.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC BM BX PREP/INTERP | $35.20 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $36.30 | $121.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC LVL IV SURG PTH | $41.60 | $160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA LEVEL IV SURG PATH GROSS AND MICRO EXAM | $45.48 | $133.77 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICROSCOPIC, RB - RL | $46.23 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOG LVL 4 | $47.41 | $491.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC SKIN, MODERATE,SINGLE SPECIMEN | $51.70 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA *HC SKIN, MODERATE, MULTI EACH | $54.00 | $270.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC TISSUE, G & M, LEVEL IV | $56.54 | $257.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGY LVLIV | $59.04 | $118.08 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC LVL IV SURG PTH | $59.50 | $175.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICROSCOPIC, RB - RL | $60.30 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $62.70 | $209.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope Intermediate Complexity | $68.42 | $311.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Prostate Needle Biopsy Any Method | $72.90 | $270.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Muscle Biopsy | $74.41 | $404.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA DELTA PATHOLOGY TISSUE SINGLE | $78.00 | $130.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC TISSUE, G & M, LEVEL IV | $78.40 | $245.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pathology Examination of Tissue Using a Microscope Intermediate Complexity | $84.96 | $531.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA LEVEL IV SURG PATH GROSS & MICRO | $85.80 | $286.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC LEVEL 4 GROSS & MICROSCOPIC, RB - RL | $90.45 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $104.00 | $160.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $104.27 | $173.79 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC TISSUE, G & M, LEVEL IV | $106.04 | $241.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC TISSUE, G & M, LEVEL IV | $106.86 | $411.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA TISSUE EXAM BY PATH LEVEL 4 | $112.40 | $281.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST LEVEL IV,Technical Component | $113.06 | $320.58 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC RENAL BIOPSY | $115.08 | $411.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity | $122.00 | $244.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA SURG PATH LEVEL IV | $129.00 | $172.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA SURG PATH LEVEL IV GROSS MICRO | $133.10 | $219.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Test of tissues for diagnosis of abnormalities | $139.26 | $232.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $140.67 | $200.95 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA 88305 AP Bill Surgical Pathology Level IV Complexity | $143.00 | $143.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA MUSCLE BX W/HISTOCHEMISTRY REFERENCE | $148.76 | $198.35 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC TISSUE G M LEVEL IV | $167.12 | $225.75 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity | $177.10 | $253.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA O TISSUE LEVEL IV SURG PATH GROSS & MICR | $177.60 | $296.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA LEVEL IV- GROSS AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINAT | $183.45 | $183.45 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA PRODUCT OF CONCEPTION HISTOLOGY | $188.85 | $188.85 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $191.95 | $349.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA SURG PATH MIRCEX LV4 | $215.20 | $269.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Tcleviv Srg Pth Gros Exmonl-Dp | $232.82 | $291.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA TISSUE EXAM BY PATH LEVEL 4 | $296.00 | $296.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $312.00 | $312.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA PATH LEVEL IV | $504.70 | $504.70 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LEVEL IV SURG PATHOLOGY GROSS&MICROSCOPIC EXAM | $672.12 | $1,152.21 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA HMLA LEVEL 4 SURGICAL PATH GRS/MICRO | $992.80 | $1,241.00 | 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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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 | 14 | $22.96 | $33.92 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $54.00 | $134.84 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $27.72 | $43.92 |
| Monroe, LA | 5 | $34.33 | $104.00 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $51.70 | $136.58 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $106.86 | $115.08 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $33.02 | $172.51 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $74.41 | $89.34 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $59.50 | $99.38 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $45.48 | $54.09 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $112.40 | $204.20 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $28.56 | $80.83 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $183.45 | $183.45 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $143.00 | $143.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $85.80 | $85.80 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $177.10 | $177.10 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $992.80 | $992.80 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $122.00 | $122.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $191.95 | $191.95 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $59.04 | $59.04 |
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 biopsy pathology exam is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Biopsy pathology exam explained.
Biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) in other states
- Alabama$168.00
- Alaska$290.06
- Arizona$85.96
- Arkansas$77.39
- California$130.00
- Colorado$496.64
- Connecticut$218.35
- Delaware$381.35
- District of Columbia$353.47, 3 hospitals
- Florida$116.24
- Georgia$84.07
- Hawaii$254.80
- Idaho$219.75
- Illinois$245.00
- Indiana$259.15
- Iowa$178.10
- Kansas$218.25
- Kentucky$119.60
- Maine$139.68
- Maryland$172.46
- Massachusetts$171.50
- Michigan$109.10
- Minnesota$141.92
- Mississippi$79.30
- Missouri$197.90
- Montana$201.60
- Nebraska$196.80
- Nevada$74.33
- New Hampshire$263.14
- New Jersey$97.92
- New Mexico$206.00
- New York$152.88
- North Carolina$178.80
- North Dakota$123.22
- Ohio$203.45
- Oklahoma$140.19
- Oregon$197.60
- Pennsylvania$177.30
- Puerto Rico$140.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$111.30
- South Carolina$190.80
- South Dakota$161.20
- Tennessee$75.45
- Texas$297.13
- Utah$485.46
- Vermont$261.69
- Virginia$217.80
- Washington$168.25
- West Virginia$108.67
- Wisconsin$215.80
- Wyoming$98.19
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.