St. Charles Parish Hospital prices. From its own published file.

St. Charles Parish Hospital in Luling, LA publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

9,200prices published

Apr 2026file last updated

$2,778cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $10,288)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$135	$501	$99.68–$763
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$180	$667	$153–$1,120
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$335	$1,242	$221–$1,593
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$84.24	$312	$9.47–$265
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$81.27	$301	$7.59–$256
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$31.32	$116	$6.97–$98.60
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$4.86	$18.00	$3.00–$15.66
Urinalysis `81001`	$14.58	$54.00	$2.84–$45.90
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$18.90	$157	$11.18–$195
EKG tracing `93005`	$31.86	$118	$21.38–$130
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$49.68	$184	$31.70–$182
CT head without contrast `70450`	$386	$1,428	$38.28–$1,214
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$469	$1,736	$129–$1,476
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$636	$2,356	$87.02–$2,003
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$144	$532	$38.28–$452
IV push, single drug `96374`	$74.79	$277	$75.85–$241
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$74.79	$277	$75.85–$241
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$2.70	$10.00	$0.32–$23.86
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$7.83	$29.00	$0.10–$25.23
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$621	$2,300	$328–$1,974
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$613	$2,271	$338–$1,974
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$2,778	$10,288	$662–$5,660

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: St. Charles Parish Hospital price transparency page.

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Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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