Emergent Insertion of Breathing Tube Into Windpipe Using an Endoscope Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 86 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 31500. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $263
📉 Low $63.00
📈 High $19,152
🏥 86 hospitals
🏛️ 53 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $132
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 86 hospitals.
Billed more than $263 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicare | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEQUINCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DEQUINCY |
$63.00 | $369 | $59.83 | $59.83 | $59.83 | — | — | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$77.20 | $368 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY |
$79.20 | $512 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$89.10 | $334 | $267 | $779 | $245 | — | — | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$105 | $319 | $261 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$113 | $162 | $165 | $233 | $55.00 | $162 | $268 | — | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$118 | $202 | $363 | $130 | $105 | $130 | $130 | $130 | $210 |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$118 | $202 | $363 | $130 | $105 | $130 | $130 | $130 | $210 |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$137 | $366 | $255 | — | — | — | — | $366 | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$138 | $134 | $74.65 | $74.65 | $74.65 | $289 | $134 | $134 | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$140 | $134 | $74.65 | $74.65 | $74.65 | $225 | — | $134 | $652 |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$142 | $106 | $106 | $106 | $108 | $255 | $106 | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$147 | $211 | $149 | $149 | $149 | $867 | — | $211 | $652 |
| ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL GREENSBURG |
$150 | $103 | $90.00 | $90.00 | $115 | $135 | $127 | $127 | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRIDGEPOINT CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS MARRERO |
$184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$193 | $292 | $497 | $427 | $448 | $398 | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$197 | $211 | $211 | $211 | $211 | $954 | $222 | $211 | — |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL BUNKIE |
$200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRINITY MEDICAL FERRIDAY |
$208 | $359 | $553 | — | $86.47 | — | — | $85.61 | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$211 | — | $210 | $210 | $210 | — | $210 | $210 | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$224 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NEW IBERIA |
$224 | $210 | $47.89 | $47.89 | $210 | $257 | $221 | $127 | $47.89 |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AMITE |
$227 | $101 | $170 | $136 | — | $180 | — | $79.45 | — |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER MINDEN |
$248 | $400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$255 | $169 | $112 | $112 | $212 | $1,248 | $212 | — | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$261 | $214 | $188 | $188 | $188 | $988 | — | $214 | $652 |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$265 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CARROLL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OAK GROVE |
$270 | — | $74.65 | $171 | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$307 | $216 | $214 | $208 | $208 | $667 | — | $216 | $627 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$309 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLAIBORNE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HOMER |
$325 | $133 | $74.65 | $74.65 | $133 | $133 | $133 | $133 | — |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$331 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | $60.00 | — | $75.00 |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LEESVILLE |
$335 | $353 | $120 | $145 | $159 | — | — | — | — |
| INTENSIVE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - BOSSIER CITY CAMPUS IRVING PL SHREVEPORT |
$336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$337 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LOUISIANA EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL OF NATCHITOCHES NATCHITOCHES |
$355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$374 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$375 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL JEFFERSON |
$376 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$385 | $383 | — | $1,043 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$385 | $392 | — | $1,189 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIENVILLE MEDICAL CENTER ARCADIA |
$387 | — | $378 | $177 | $416 | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 31500, 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: $428 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $263 for this?
That is the median of what the 86 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope — 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 31500 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $132 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $63.00 to $19,152 — 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 emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope (CPT 31500) in Louisiana range from $63.00 to $19,152, with a median of $263. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe using an endoscope in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $63.00. 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 31500 (Heart & Vascular). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.