Tooth extraction cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for simple extraction of a tooth or exposed root that is above the gum: from $213.65 to $2,375.56, with a median of $584.94. The lowest price is at Leonard J Chabert Medical Center (Houma). The highest price is 11.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $584.94, is 53% below the US median of $1,253.93.
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 15 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code D7140. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$213.65Leonard J Chabert Medical Center
Median$584.94half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,375.56in Louisiana
Lowest saves$371.29vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center lowest Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC ROOT REMOVAL EXPOSED ROOTS | $213.65 | $454.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Extraction Erupted Tooth | $339.22 | $2,423.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC ROOT REMOVAL EXPOSED ROOTS | $552.50 | $2,125.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Extraction Erupted Tooth | $578.08 | $3,613.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Extraction Erupted Tooth | $591.80 | $2,690.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC ROOT REMOVAL EXPOSED ROOTS | $595.00 | $2,125.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Extraction Erupted Tooth | $603.99 | $2,237.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC ROOT REMOVAL EXPOSED ROOTS | $2,375.56 | $10,798.00 | 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.
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 | 5 | $339.22 | $591.80 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $552.50 | $573.75 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $213.65 | $213.65 |
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 tooth extraction is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Tooth extraction explained.
Simple extraction of a tooth or exposed root that is above the gum in other states
- Alabama$3,690.94, 1 hospital
- Alaska$339.90, 1 hospital
- Arizona$2,434.20, 2 hospitals
- California$4,099.20
- Colorado$821.80, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$3,118.75, 1 hospital
- Florida$1,387.60
- Georgia$357.63
- Illinois$328.30
- Indiana$7,448.04, 1 hospital
- Iowa$38,163.35, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$4,987.89, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,807.00
- Michigan$888.94, 2 hospitals
- Minnesota$2,801.77, 2 hospitals
- Mississippi$1,151.75
- Missouri$4,988.00
- Nebraska$3,824.64, 1 hospital
- Nevada$1,929.30, 1 hospital
- New Hampshire$298.66, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$1,840.30
- New Mexico$819.06, 3 hospitals
- New York$1,885.67
- North Carolina$3,606.65, 2 hospitals
- North Dakota$634.40, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$1,300.00, 3 hospitals
- Oklahoma$3,389.76, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$521.40, 1 hospital
- Pennsylvania$1,893.00
- South Carolina$1,593.24
- South Dakota$249.60, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$189.37, 4 hospitals
- Texas$454.74
- Utah$1,107.39, 1 hospital
- Vermont$1,734.00, 1 hospital
- Virginia$1,006.00
- Washington$775.50, 3 hospitals
- West Virginia$6,789.00, 1 hospital
- Wisconsin$1,207.86
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.