Screening colonoscopy cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code): from $333.20 to $22,351.37, with a median of $752.40. The lowest price is at Touro Infirmary (New Orleans). The highest price is 67.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $752.40, is 55% below the US median of $1,658.13.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Louisiana ranks 2nd of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 37 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 G0121. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$333.20Touro Infirmary
Median$752.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$419.20vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Colonoscopy Cancer Screening | $333.20 | $2,380.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $343.83 | $1,494.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $361.48 | $602.47 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Colonoscopy Cancer Screening | $407.20 | $2,545.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA COLON CA SCRN NOT HI RSK IND | $415.00 | $830.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $430.54 | $1,957.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $435.62 | $1,894.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Colonoscopy Cancer Screening | $473.20 | $3,380.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Colonoscopy Cancer Screening | $473.20 | $3,380.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Colonoscopy Cancer Screening | $473.20 | $3,380.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Colonoscopy Cancer Screening | $473.20 | $3,380.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $588.00 | $840.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Colonoscopy Cancer Screening | $594.88 | $3,718.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $595.20 | $1,860.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $599.56 | $2,306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $609.62 | $1,793.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $621.00 | $2,300.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $645.68 | $2,306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Colonoscopy Cancer Screening | $752.40 | $3,420.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $767.10 | $2,557.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $795.71 | $1,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA SCRN COLONOSCPY PT NOT HI RISK | $842.55 | $2,303.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA COLONOSCOPY | $860.20 | $2,530.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $861.52 | $1,958.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $945.28 | $2,954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $995.40 | $3,555.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $1,029.00 | $4,900.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $1,040.00 | $5,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA COLONOSCOPY SCRN NOT HI RISK | $1,390.00 | $2,316.66 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $1,452.10 | $2,234.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $1,621.26 | $2,190.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA COLONOSCOPE W/O BIOPSY (MEDICARE ONLY) | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC COLONOSCOPY - AVERAGE RISK | $1,820.25 | $4,045.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA COLORECTAL CA SCR COLO NO CRIT/HIGH RISK | $1,987.20 | $3,312.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC G0121 COLORECTAL SCRN; NOT HI RISK IND | $2,557.36 | $9,836.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENGIN, COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $2,650.80 | $3,824.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY ON INDIVIDUAL NOT MEETING CRITERIA FOR HIGH RISK | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 | 12 | $333.20 | $534.04 |
| Lafayette, LA | 5 | $415.00 | $767.10 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $795.71 | $1,241.39 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $595.20 | $1,040.00 |
| Monroe, LA | 3 | $343.83 | $842.55 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $599.56 | $622.62 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $2,557.36 | $2,557.36 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $361.48 | $361.48 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $1,390.00 | $1,390.00 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $609.62 | $609.62 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $860.20 | $860.20 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $588.00 | $588.00 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $473.20 | $473.20 |
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 screening colonoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Screening colonoscopy explained.
Screening colonoscopy for a person at average risk (Medicare code) in other states
- Alabama$1,417.13
- Alaska$1,617.60
- Arizona$2,337.17
- Arkansas$661.80
- California$2,366.00
- Colorado$2,292.87
- Connecticut$3,225.00
- Delaware$2,726.64, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$1,480.93, 1 hospital
- Florida$3,238.10
- Georgia$1,525.29
- Hawaii$6,563.90
- Idaho$2,509.00
- Illinois$2,529.90
- Indiana$1,873.95
- Iowa$1,244.25
- Kansas$1,102.45
- Kentucky$3,446.04
- Maine$1,030.04
- Maryland$564.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,963.00
- Michigan$999.30
- Minnesota$1,562.11
- Mississippi$966.21
- Missouri$1,366.40
- Montana$1,920.00
- Nebraska$1,830.88
- Nevada$1,058.10
- New Hampshire$1,756.39
- New Jersey$1,099.00
- New Mexico$1,360.93
- New York$1,543.69
- North Carolina$1,338.00
- North Dakota$1,742.40
- Ohio$2,602.50
- Oklahoma$1,324.80
- Oregon$1,777.14
- Pennsylvania$1,521.60
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$5,757.31
- South Dakota$1,524.58, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$1,253.13
- Texas$782.00
- Utah$1,979.85, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$692.69, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$3,148.25
- Washington$1,587.95
- West Virginia$1,498.00
- Wisconsin$1,922.70
- Wyoming$2,009.25, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.