Eye exam, new patient cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient: from $33.44 to $258.03, with a median of $73.28. The lowest price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation (New Orleans). The highest price is 7.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $73.28, is 61% below the US median of $188.51.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Louisiana has the lowest median of 22 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 14 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 92004. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$33.44Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Median$73.28half of hospitals charge less
Highest$258.03in Louisiana
Lowest saves$39.84vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PR EYE EXAM, NEW PATIENT,COMPREHESV | $33.44 | $152.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Eye and Medical Exam for Diagnosis & Treatment New Patient 1 or More Visits | $44.66 | $319.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Eye and Medical Exam for Diagnosis & Treatment New Patient 1 or More Visits | $44.66 | $319.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Eye and Medical Exam for Diagnosis & Treatment New Patient 1 or More Visits | $44.66 | $319.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Eye and Medical Exam for Diagnosis & Treatment New Patient 1 or More Visits | $44.66 | $319.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Eye and Medical Exam for Diagnosis & Treatment New Patient 1 or More Visits | $60.90 | $435.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Eye and Medical Exam for Diagnosis & Treatment New Patient 1 or More Visits | $61.92 | $387.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Eye and Medical Exam for Diagnosis & Treatment New Patient 1 or More Visits | $84.64 | $529.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA COMPRE OPH EXAM NEW PT 1/> | $98.31 | $163.85 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Eye and Medical Exam for Diagnosis & Treatment New Patient 1 or More Visits | $112.42 | $511.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Eye and Medical Exam for Diagnosis & Treatment New Patient 1 or More Visits | $116.91 | $433.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA OPHTHALMOLGC SERV COM NP | $149.90 | $149.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CLINIC FAC NEW PAT, COMPREHENSIVE EXAM | $167.40 | $279.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA HC Eye Exam, New Patient,Comprehesv | $258.03 | $821.00 | Oct 20, 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
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 | 9 | $33.44 | $60.90 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $98.31 | $178.17 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $149.90 | $149.90 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $167.40 | $167.40 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $44.66 | $44.66 |
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 eye exam, new patient is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Eye exam, new patient explained.
Comprehensive eye exam by an eye doctor, new patient in other states
- Alabama$156.52, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$314.38, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$163.38, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$108.60
- California$245.28
- Colorado$130.15, 2 hospitals
- Connecticut$158.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$280.25, 2 hospitals
- Florida$481.65
- Georgia$207.01
- Idaho$121.00
- Illinois$132.00
- Indiana$388.16, 2 hospitals
- Iowa$233.10, 3 hospitals
- Kentucky$481.97
- Maine$112.25, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$208.03
- Michigan$147.54
- Minnesota$130.05
- Mississippi$154.85
- Missouri$127.98
- Montana$221.60, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$78.00, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$432.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$175.35, 4 hospitals
- New York$230.00
- North Dakota$121.30, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$256.60
- Oklahoma$287.85, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$159.25, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$152.80
- South Carolina$99.00, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$321.60
- Tennessee$100.28
- Texas$241.00
- Vermont$185.37, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$58.35, 1 hospital
- Washington$169.40
- West Virginia$170.00
- Wisconsin$130.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.