Liver function panel cost in Louisiana

Prices at 65 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $58 — 38% below the US median ($93), roughly 7.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital Slidell, LA $10 $8 — — —
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $10 $12 ★ 4/5 174 min —
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport, LA $11 $8 ★ 2/5 247 min —
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $15 $10 ★ 4/5 197 min —
St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA $15 $8 ★ 4/5 180 min —
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA $15 $8 ★ 4/5 123 min —
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA $17 $8 ★ 3/5 109 min —
University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA $19 $8 ★ 2/5 327 min —
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA $19 $14 — 120 min —
Avala Covington, LA $20 $9 — — —
Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $22 $11 ★ 3/5 215 min —
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA $22 $8 ★ 3/5 126 min —
North Caddo Medical Center Vivian, LA $25 — — 124 min —
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA $28 $8 ★ 3/5 152 min —
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA $32 $8 ★ 2/5 104 min —
Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville, LA $33 $14 ★ 2/5 121 min —
Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Leesville Leesville, LA $33 $14 — — —
Sabine Medical Center Many, LA $35 $89 — 129 min —
Lane Regional Medical Center Zachary, LA $36 $35 ★ 3/5 184 min —
Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop, LA $37 $8 ★ 2/5 122 min —
Acadia St Landry Church Point, LA $38 — — — —
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA $45 $45 — 90 min —
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA $48 $11 ★ 4/5 147 min —
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA $49 $8 — 114 min —
Lallie Kemp Medical Center Independence, LA $49 $6 — 101 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$123
Cash / self-pay
$58
Insurer-negotiated
$10
Medicare pays
$8
$16$212
Median cash $58  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $58 — about 7.1× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($16).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $123 list price could save about $65 (53%).

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