Albumin Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 92 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 82040. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $21.60
📉 Low $3.36
📈 High $517
🏥 92 hospitals
🏛️ 53 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 92 hospitals.
Billed more than $21.60 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicare | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$3.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARK PLACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$3.65 | $4.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$3.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$4.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$4.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$5.05 | $7.61 | $6.44 | $4.95 | $10.35 | $10.40 | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$5.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$5.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$5.94 | $4.11 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 | — | $4.95 | — | — |
| STERLING SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$6.00 | $4.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$6.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$6.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$7.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$7.13 | $2.48 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.68 | $13.49 | — | $4.95 | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$7.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$8.06 | $2.48 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.68 | $17.82 | — | $4.95 | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$8.68 | $2.48 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.68 | $17.82 | — | $4.95 | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$8.89 | $8.78 | $9.06 | $2.08 | $3.77 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$8.89 | $8.78 | $9.06 | $2.08 | $3.77 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$8.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CYPRESS POINTE SURGICAL HOSPITAL HAMMOND |
$9.90 | — | $6.19 | $4.85 | $4.85 | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$10.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LEESVILLE |
$10.95 | $4.95 | $3.96 | $4.15 | $4.95 | $10.47 | $6.19 | $4.95 | $4.95 |
| NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE. HAMMOND |
$11.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL JEFFERSON |
$11.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$11.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$11.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$11.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$11.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$11.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$12.00 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.46 | $4.95 | — | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$12.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$12.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL GREENSBURG |
$13.00 | $8.95 | $4.95 | $4.25 | $4.95 | $11.70 | $12.61 | $4.85 | $4.95 |
| OCHSNER EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL JEFFERSON JEFFERSON |
$13.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY |
$13.80 | $12.44 | — | — | — | — | — | $4.95 | $4.95 |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$14.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$15.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$15.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$17.40 | $8.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$18.00 | $7.75 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.70 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$18.79 | $60.00 | $4.95 | $2.91 | $60.00 | — | $60.00 | — | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$19.50 | $8.89 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 | — | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$20.00 | $28.00 | $29.00 | — | $10.00 | $28.00 | — | — | — |
| IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NEW IBERIA |
$21.00 | $4.85 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.85 | $24.15 | $5.10 | $4.85 | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$21.60 | — | $4.85 | $4.85 | $4.85 | — | $4.85 | $4.85 | $4.95 |
| THE SPINE HOSPITAL OF LOUISANA BATON ROUGE |
$21.64 | $5.49 | $6.17 | $5.50 | $93.00 | $6.22 | $100 | — | — |
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$22.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COVINGTON TRACE ER & HOSPITAL MANDEVILLE |
$22.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALEXANDRIA EMERGENCY HOSPITAL COLISEUM BLVD ALEXANDRIA |
$22.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$23.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEQUINCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DEQUINCY |
$23.80 | $8.75 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $9.37 | — | — | $4.95 |
| CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA |
$23.92 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.95 | $4.85 | $30.39 | $5.20 | $5.45 | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$25.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$25.20 | $4.94 | $4.94 | $4.46 | $5.04 | $35.43 | $4.94 | — | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$27.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL S. TYLER ST COVINGTON |
$28.20 | $100 | — | $90.00 | $100 | $57.70 | $100 | $100 | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$28.84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CARROLL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OAK GROVE |
$29.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY MEDICAL FERRIDAY |
$29.50 | $13.47 | $12.14 | — | $12.26 | — | — | $4.85 | $4.95 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 82040, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $31.00 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 92 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Albumin — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does albumin cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for albumin (CPT 82040) in Louisiana range from $3.36 to $517, with a median of $21.60. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest albumin in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $3.36. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Louisiana facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 82040 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.