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Application of Ultrasound, each 15 Minutes Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 79 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 97035. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $33.18
📉 Low $11.32
📈 High $935
🏥 79 hospitals
🏛️ 40 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $13.77
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 79 hospitals.
Billed more than $33.18 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicare | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$11.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LEESVILLE |
$11.40 | $24.40 | $11.25 | $13.61 | $13.61 | — | $13.75 | $13.61 | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$11.60 | $25.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$11.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$12.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$12.88 | $19.42 | $13.64 | $28.42 | $28.30 | $26.52 | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$13.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$13.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$13.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$14.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$15.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$15.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$16.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$18.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$20.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$20.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES SURGICAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$21.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL NEW ROADS |
$22.00 | — | $52.83 | $52.83 | $50.00 | — | — | — | $50.00 |
| OPELOUSAS GENERAL MAIN CAMPUS OPELOUSAS |
$22.50 | $24.46 | — | $131 | — | $204 | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$23.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$24.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER MINDEN |
$24.75 | $13.74 | — | — | — | — | — | $13.74 | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$24.75 | $26.42 | — | — | — | — | — | $13.61 | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$24.75 | $27.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA |
$24.96 | $39.59 | $292 | $301 | $181 | $311 | — | — | — |
| ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL GREENSBURG |
$25.63 | $17.64 | $13.64 | $25.37 | $25.11 | $23.07 | $24.86 | $13.27 | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$26.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$27.60 | $22.03 | $13.61 | $10.89 | $12.93 | $13.61 | $13.61 | $13.61 | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$27.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$28.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$28.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$29.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$29.66 | — | — | $65.00 | — | $150 | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$30.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE. HAMMOND |
$31.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$31.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$33.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$33.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$33.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$33.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$33.30 | $25.24 | $13.61 | $13.61 | $13.61 | — | $13.61 | $13.61 | — |
| IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NEW IBERIA |
$33.60 | $11.68 | $7.19 | $7.19 | $11.68 | $56.00 | $12.27 | $11.68 | $7.19 |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$33.60 | $31.05 | $55.13 | $110 | — | $114 | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$33.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$34.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$35.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIENVILLE MEDICAL CENTER ARCADIA |
$36.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$37.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$39.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$39.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLAIBORNE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HOMER |
$40.00 | $13.36 | $13.36 | $13.36 | $13.36 | $13.36 | $13.36 | $13.36 | $13.36 |
| DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM JEFFERSON ST MANSFIELD |
$44.10 | $63.00 | $63.00 | $63.00 | $63.00 | $63.00 | — | — | — |
| ST. TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL S. TYLER ST COVINGTON |
$48.00 | $100 | — | $100 | $100 | $57.70 | $100 | $100 | $100 |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$50.40 | — | $13.27 | $13.27 | $13.27 | — | $13.27 | $13.27 | $13.27 |
| DEQUINCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DEQUINCY |
$53.00 | $24.85 | $12.23 | — | $13.87 | — | — | — | — |
| BATON ROUGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL BATON ROUGE |
$53.69 | $13.54 | $13.95 | $12.86 | $13.54 | $97.00 | $14.22 | — | $13.54 |
| WEST CARROLL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OAK GROVE |
$55.00 | — | — | $11.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BATON ROUGE GENERAL - BLUEBONNET BATON ROUGE |
$56.91 | $13.54 | $13.95 | $12.86 | $13.54 | $320 | $14.22 | — | $13.54 |
| RIVERBRIDGE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VIDALIA |
$62.25 | $73.04 | — | — | — | $48.97 | — | — | — |
| HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AMITE |
$63.00 | $28.09 | $47.25 | $37.80 | — | $50.09 | — | $22.05 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 97035, 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: $68.91 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $33.18 for this?
That is the median of what the 79 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Application of ultrasound, each 15 minutes — 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 97035 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $13.77 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $11.32 to $935 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.4x 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 application of ultrasound, each 15 minutes cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for application of ultrasound, each 15 minutes (CPT 97035) in Louisiana range from $11.32 to $935, with a median of $33.18. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest application of ultrasound, each 15 minutes in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $11.32. 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 97035 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.