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Artery Puncture Collection of Blood Sample Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 83 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 36600. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $53.13
📉 Low $6.27
📈 High $510
🏥 83 hospitals
🏛️ 51 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $26.00
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 83 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Medicaid | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$6.27 | $13.84 | $13.84 | $19.64 | $13.84 | $29.89 | — | — | $13.84 |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$6.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY |
$8.40 | $274 | — | — | — | — | $24.78 | — | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$9.30 | $15.50 | $9.82 | $9.82 | — | — | $9.82 | — | $9.82 |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$9.66 | $1.77 | $117 | $117 | $117 | $111 | — | — | $123 |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$12.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$14.80 | $197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$18.48 | $2.07 | $15.35 | $14.91 | $14.91 | $47.85 | $94.64 | $45.00 | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$19.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$19.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$19.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$19.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NEW IBERIA |
$19.80 | $33.00 | $20.79 | $24.68 | $118 | $33.00 | — | $24.68 | $124 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$20.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$21.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$21.44 | $1.70 | $13.54 | $13.15 | $13.15 | $446 | $94.64 | $40.20 | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$22.40 | $45.00 | $70.70 | $13.60 | $11.20 | $13.60 | $12.24 | $66.00 | $13.60 |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$22.40 | $45.00 | $70.70 | $13.60 | $11.20 | $13.60 | $12.24 | $66.00 | $13.60 |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$22.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$26.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL NEW ROADS |
$31.00 | — | $52.83 | $52.83 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — |
| SAVOY MEDICAL CENTER MAMOU |
$31.98 | $125 | $32.93 | $125 | $34.23 | $124 | — | — | $125 |
| ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL GREENSBURG |
$33.00 | $22.71 | $19.80 | $32.67 | $24.78 | $29.70 | $24.78 | — | $24.97 |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$33.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$36.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEQUINCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DEQUINCY |
$37.10 | $193 | $24.68 | $24.68 | $16.03 | — | $24.68 | — | — |
| RIVERBRIDGE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VIDALIA |
$41.25 | $48.40 | $150 | — | — | $32.45 | — | — | — |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$41.75 | $60.00 | $24.75 | $50.31 | $60.00 | — | — | $75.00 | $60.00 |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$42.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$44.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$45.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$45.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$47.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COVINGTON TRACE ER & HOSPITAL MANDEVILLE |
$47.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALEXANDRIA EMERGENCY HOSPITAL COLISEUM BLVD ALEXANDRIA |
$47.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$49.28 | $1.88 | $34.86 | $33.85 | $33.85 | $146 | $94.64 | $179 | — |
| ST. CHARLES SURGICAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$49.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$50.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$50.60 | $179 | $22.03 | $24.78 | $27.26 | — | $24.78 | — | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$52.95 | $205 | $24.68 | $24.68 | — | — | $24.68 | — | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$52.95 | $210 | $24.68 | $24.93 | — | — | $24.68 | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$53.13 | $2.00 | $36.94 | $36.94 | $36.94 | $128 | — | $162 | — |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$59.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$60.00 | $171 | $24.12 | $24.78 | — | $24.78 | $24.78 | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$60.06 | $1.92 | $46.43 | $46.43 | $46.43 | $167 | — | $162 | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$63.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$64.68 | $1.92 | $46.59 | $46.59 | $46.59 | $167 | — | $162 | — |
| RAPIDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ALEXANDRIA |
$69.38 | $235 | $24.01 | $15.54 | $22.90 | $21.72 | — | $37.60 | — |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LEESVILLE |
$72.30 | $144 | $12.86 | $24.78 | $27.26 | — | $24.78 | — | — |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$76.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OPELOUSAS GENERAL MAIN CAMPUS OPELOUSAS |
$78.50 | $190 | $94.20 | $404 | $102 | $222 | — | $110 | $135 |
| OCHSNER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL JEFFERSON |
$82.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$83.00 | $31.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WOMAN'S HOSPITAL BATON ROUGE |
$89.00 | $69.86 | $83.66 | $71.20 | $120 | $71.20 | — | $78.32 | $120 |
| BATON ROUGE GENERAL - BLUEBONNET BATON ROUGE |
$89.78 | $120 | $67.97 | $73.00 | $120 | $320 | — | — | $126 |
| PAM SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF COVINGTON COVINGTON |
$95.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $76.64 | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$98.00 | $140 | $143 | $122 | $48.00 | $140 | — | — | $140 |
| OCHSNER EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL JEFFERSON JEFFERSON |
$98.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER MINDEN |
$102 | $214 | $24.78 | $24.93 | $27.26 | — | $24.78 | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$102 | $154 | $301 | $226 | $252 | $211 | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 36600, 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: $121 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $53.13 for this?
That is the median of what the 83 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Artery puncture collection of blood sample — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 36600 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $26.00 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $6.27 to $510 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.0x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does artery puncture collection of blood sample cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for artery puncture collection of blood sample (CPT 36600) in Louisiana range from $6.27 to $510, with a median of $53.13. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest artery puncture collection of blood sample in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $6.27. 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 36600 (Heart & Vascular). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.