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Routine Electrocardiogram Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 88 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 93005. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $82.65
📉 Low $11.00
📈 High $906
🏥 88 hospitals
🏛️ 61 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $6.45
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 88 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicare | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAIBORNE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HOMER |
$11.00 | $88.59 | $4.72 | $4.72 | — | — | $17.00 | — | — |
| IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NEW IBERIA |
$15.60 | $26.00 | $3.34 | $3.34 | $52.35 | $17.94 | $54.97 | $6.11 | $3.34 |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$18.15 | $106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER MINDEN |
$18.90 | $108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$24.84 | $53.99 | $18.22 | $22.23 | $22.23 | $59.49 | — | $53.99 | $97.30 |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$25.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$25.96 | $54.54 | $18.36 | $17.83 | $17.83 | $77.05 | — | $54.54 | $94.40 |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$28.40 | $21.16 | $21.16 | $21.16 | $21.59 | $47.57 | $21.16 | — | $49.70 |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$29.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$29.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$29.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$29.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$31.72 | $53.99 | $24.35 | $24.35 | $24.35 | $85.64 | $56.69 | $53.99 | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$31.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$33.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$34.65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$34.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$35.49 | $5.45 | $5.45 | $4.63 | $5.45 | $12.30 | $5.45 | $5.45 | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$36.14 | $55.74 | $21.60 | $27.94 | $27.94 | $56.16 | — | $55.74 | $97.30 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$36.16 | $54.62 | $22.84 | $22.17 | $22.17 | $106 | — | $54.62 | $67.80 |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$38.92 | $54.75 | $21.60 | $28.04 | $28.04 | $56.16 | — | $54.75 | $97.30 |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$40.46 | $5.45 | $5.45 | $7.50 | $5.45 | $12.30 | $5.45 | $5.45 | — |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LEESVILLE |
$42.90 | $95.45 | $6.20 | $18.57 | $20.43 | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$44.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$44.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$46.00 | $99.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$50.87 | $76.69 | $11.39 | $112 | $112 | $105 | — | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$51.60 | $90.28 | $11.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$51.92 | $36.58 | $32.00 | $35.18 | $35.18 | $113 | — | $36.58 | $106 |
| PARK PLACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$52.39 | $52.28 | $52.39 | — | $52.39 | — | — | $52.39 | — |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$53.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$64.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$65.22 | $45.66 | $7.91 | $7.91 | $54.35 | $31.20 | $54.35 | — | — |
| LOUISIANA EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL OF NATCHITOCHES NATCHITOCHES |
$71.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$75.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES SURGICAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$76.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$76.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$77.50 | $19.00 | $10.73 | $5.21 | $4.29 | $5.21 | $5.21 | $5.21 | $25.00 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$77.50 | $19.00 | $10.73 | $5.21 | $4.29 | $5.21 | $5.21 | $5.21 | $25.00 |
| DEQUINCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DEQUINCY |
$79.80 | $97.22 | $75.78 | $75.78 | $5.93 | — | — | — | — |
| ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL GREENSBURG |
$81.59 | $56.14 | $10.46 | $80.77 | $79.95 | $73.43 | $79.15 | $6.11 | — |
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY |
$82.20 | $138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA |
$82.42 | $56.50 | $41.21 | $38.04 | $19.66 | $187 | $59.33 | $62.15 | $222 |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$82.65 | $98.76 | $14.24 | — | — | — | — | $98.76 | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$83.00 | $118 | $120 | $58.00 | $40.00 | $118 | $67.00 | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$83.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BATON ROUGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL BATON ROUGE |
$85.44 | $53.42 | $36.62 | $50.75 | $53.42 | $79.33 | $56.09 | — | — |
| TRINITY MEDICAL FERRIDAY |
$86.00 | $44.32 | $9.46 | — | $35.75 | — | — | $5.50 | — |
| SURGICAL SPECIALTY CENTER OF BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$93.00 | $53.42 | $18.62 | $18.62 | $18.62 | $51.70 | $56.09 | $53.42 | $74.40 |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$96.60 | — | $52.35 | $52.35 | $52.35 | — | $52.35 | $52.35 | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$97.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OPELOUSAS GENERAL MAIN CAMPUS OPELOUSAS |
$100 | $95.70 | $57.21 | $183 | $58.93 | $120 | $60.07 | — | $140 |
| CYPRESS POINTE SURGICAL HOSPITAL HAMMOND |
$106 | — | $65.95 | $51.70 | $26.32 | — | — | — | — |
| POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL NEW ROADS |
$115 | — | $52.83 | $52.83 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — |
| HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AMITE |
$116 | $51.71 | $87.00 | $30.00 | — | $92.22 | — | $40.60 | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$117 | $103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BATON ROUGE GENERAL - BLUEBONNET BATON ROUGE |
$118 | $53.42 | $12.39 | $53.42 | $53.42 | $97.02 | $56.09 | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$120 | $86.18 | $11.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE. HAMMOND |
$122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 93005, 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: $178 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $82.65 for this?
That is the median of what the 88 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Routine electrocardiogram — 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 93005 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $6.45 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $11.00 to $906 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 12.8x 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 routine electrocardiogram cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for routine electrocardiogram (CPT 93005) in Louisiana range from $11.00 to $906, with a median of $82.65. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest routine electrocardiogram in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $11.00. 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 93005 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.