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Special Gram or Giemsa Stain for Microorganism Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 97 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 87205. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $24.45
📉 Low $2.94
📈 High $325
🏥 97 hospitals
🏛️ 52 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 97 hospitals.
Billed more than $24.45 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Centene | Cigna | Medicare | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$2.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$3.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$3.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$4.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$4.36 | $6.57 | $5.55 | $4.27 | $8.92 | — | $8.97 | — | — |
| STERLING SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$5.00 | $4.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$5.12 | $3.54 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.27 | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$5.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$6.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$7.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$7.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL GREENSBURG |
$7.50 | $5.16 | $4.27 | $3.67 | $4.27 | $7.28 | $6.75 | $4.18 | $4.27 |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$7.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$7.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$8.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$8.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CYPRESS POINTE SURGICAL HOSPITAL HAMMOND |
$8.54 | — | $5.34 | $4.18 | $4.18 | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$8.75 | $7.00 | $7.81 | $1.79 | $3.25 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $3.84 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$8.75 | $7.00 | $7.81 | $1.79 | $3.25 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $3.84 |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$9.10 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $3.84 | $4.27 | $4.27 | — | $4.27 | $4.27 |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$9.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$9.45 | $8.03 | $4.27 | $4.27 | — | — | — | $4.27 | $4.27 |
| NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE. HAMMOND |
$9.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$9.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$9.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$9.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$9.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL JEFFERSON |
$9.62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARK PLACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$10.07 | $4.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$10.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$10.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$10.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$10.40 | $7.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$10.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVALA HOSPITAL COVINGTON |
$10.68 | $4.21 | — | $3.84 | — | — | — | $4.27 | — |
| OCHSNER EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL JEFFERSON JEFFERSON |
$11.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$11.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INTENSIVE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - BOSSIER CITY CAMPUS IRVING PL SHREVEPORT |
$12.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$12.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER MINDEN |
$13.35 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.31 | $4.70 | — | — | $4.27 | $4.27 |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LEESVILLE |
$13.65 | $7.41 | $3.42 | $3.58 | $4.27 | $5.34 | $9.07 | $4.27 | $4.27 |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$14.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$17.36 | $60.00 | $4.27 | $2.50 | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$18.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$19.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY |
$19.80 | $10.73 | — | — | — | — | — | $4.27 | $4.27 |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$20.02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$22.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | $11.00 | — | $32.00 | — | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$24.45 | $7.67 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.27 | — | $4.27 | $4.27 |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$24.60 | $6.69 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.06 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.27 |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$24.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$25.60 | $4.24 | $4.24 | $3.84 | $4.32 | $4.24 | $29.82 | — | — |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$26.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AMITE |
$27.00 | $12.04 | $20.25 | $16.20 | — | — | $21.47 | $9.45 | $18.62 |
| THE SPINE HOSPITAL OF LOUISANA BATON ROUGE |
$28.45 | $4.74 | $5.33 | $4.74 | $93.00 | $100 | $5.23 | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES SURGICAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$28.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERBRIDGE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VIDALIA |
$29.25 | $34.32 | — | — | — | — | $23.01 | — | — |
| IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NEW IBERIA |
$30.00 | $4.18 | $4.27 | $4.27 | $4.18 | $4.39 | $34.50 | $4.18 | — |
| TRINITY MEDICAL FERRIDAY |
$30.50 | $11.60 | $12.55 | — | $12.68 | — | — | $4.18 | $4.27 |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$31.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87205, 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: $39.60 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $24.45 for this?
That is the median of what the 97 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism — 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 special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism (CPT 87205) in Louisiana range from $2.94 to $325, with a median of $24.45. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest special gram or giemsa stain for microorganism in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $2.94. 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 87205 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.