New patient visit, 45 min cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for new patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $27.00 to $525.00, with a median of $91.23. The lowest price is at Franklin Medical Center (Winnsboro). The highest price is 19.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $91.23, is 61% below the US median of $233.31.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Louisiana has the lowest median of 51 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 4 of 42 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 99204. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$27.00Franklin Medical Center
Median$91.23half of hospitals charge less
Highest$525.00in Louisiana
Lowest saves$64.23vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Medical Center lowest Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA NEW PATIENT, VISIT LEVEL 4. | $27.00 | $45.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Mod/Chronic/Stbl | $28.96 | $181.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $29.61 | $63.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $35.00 | $175.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $35.70 | $170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $38.50 | $175.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $43.94 | $169.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Mod/Chronic/Stbl | $44.66 | $319.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Mod/Chronic/Stbl | $44.66 | $319.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Mod/Chronic/Stbl | $44.66 | $319.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Mod/Chronic/Stbl | $44.66 | $319.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $53.44 | $167.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $66.08 | $236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $69.75 | $225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $69.85 | $303.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA OFFICE VISIT NEW LEVEL 4 | $74.00 | $185.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $74.46 | $219.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $76.50 | $170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $77.00 | $175.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 99204 OFC/OUTPATIENT VISIT,NEW 4 | $78.78 | $303.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA OFFICE O/P NEW MOD 45 MIN | $90.00 | $300.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $92.46 | $402.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $108.90 | $363.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA New patient MDM 45-59 min | $119.51 | $159.35 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA OFF VST-NEW-EXTEND(45MIN) 99204 | $121.80 | $203.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CLINIC FAC NEW PATIENT LEVEL 4 | $121.80 | $203.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA OUTPT MODERATE TO HIGH COMPLEX | $132.84 | $265.68 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA NEW PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 45-59 MINUTES | $133.16 | $221.93 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Hosp Outpt Clinic Visit New Mod/Chronic/Stbl | $140.80 | $640.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA OFFICE O/P NEW MOD 45 MIN | $172.38 | $246.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA TREATMENT ROOM NEW VISIT >45 MIN | $175.50 | $234.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA FAC CHG 99204 NEW PT | $180.00 | $225.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $189.00 | $675.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA OFFICE VISIT NEW LEVEL 4 | $195.00 | $195.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA OUTPT VISIT HIGH 45MIN | $201.00 | $402.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA New patient office of other outpatient visit, typically 45 min | $233.40 | $389.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA CLINIC LEVEL IV | $240.00 | $320.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | $246.40 | $352.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 99204 BH Office Visit New Pt. Level 4 | $322.45 | $403.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA PSYCH NEW PT. LEVEL 4 | $385.00 | $385.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA OP VISIT LEVEL 4 NP | $396.81 | $396.81 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA OUTPATIENT TREATMENT ROOM | $525.00 | $525.00 | Mar 16, 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 | 7 | $28.96 | $44.66 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $35.00 | $147.09 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $35.70 | $84.48 |
| Monroe, LA | 4 | $69.85 | $190.50 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $78.78 | $237.80 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $29.61 | $53.30 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $74.46 | $153.93 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $74.00 | $134.50 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $66.08 | $67.92 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $525.00 | $525.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $133.16 | $133.16 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $121.80 | $121.80 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $246.40 | $246.40 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $322.45 | $322.45 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $44.66 | $44.66 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $132.84 | $132.84 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
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 new patient visit, 45 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: New patient visit, 45 min explained.
New patient office visit, about 45 minutes in other states
- Alabama$254.50
- Alaska$647.00
- Arizona$198.07
- Arkansas$148.72
- California$244.50
- Colorado$365.60
- Connecticut$335.00
- Delaware$271.32
- District of Columbia$250.96, 3 hospitals
- Florida$643.82
- Georgia$199.50
- Hawaii$280.35
- Idaho$196.95
- Illinois$296.00
- Indiana$189.00
- Iowa$232.40
- Kansas$184.00
- Kentucky$186.00
- Maine$209.22
- Maryland$251.80
- Massachusetts$352.43
- Michigan$118.15
- Minnesota$171.60
- Mississippi$158.40
- Missouri$214.50
- Montana$236.81
- Nebraska$297.99
- Nevada$259.00
- New Hampshire$213.55
- New Jersey$147.69
- New Mexico$290.44
- New York$298.00
- North Carolina$243.60
- North Dakota$322.20
- Ohio$121.20
- Oklahoma$228.15
- Oregon$284.70
- Pennsylvania$300.00
- Puerto Rico$456.96
- Rhode Island$351.40
- South Carolina$224.05
- South Dakota$256.50
- Tennessee$93.06
- Texas$292.50
- Utah$524.63
- Vermont$251.11
- Virginia$162.30
- Washington$252.20
- West Virginia$91.75
- Wisconsin$224.44
- Wyoming$245.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.