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CT Scan of Cranial Cavity with Contrast Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 84 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 70481. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $734
📉 Low $98.00
📈 High $9,564
🏥 84 hospitals
🏛️ 45 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $168
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 84 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | MultiPlan | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$98.00 | $161 | $50.51 | $50.51 | $50.51 | — | $50.51 | — | $50.51 |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL BUNKIE |
$150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$163 | $246 | $240 | $360 | $332 | $336 | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$195 | $151 | $107 | $107 | $163 | $750 | $163 | — | — |
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY |
$231 | $458 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA |
$249 | $169 | $125 | $115 | $115 | $1,083 | $178 | $671 | $575 |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$398 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE. HAMMOND |
$406 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$409 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$441 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$446 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$488 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$494 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$498 | $327 | $336 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$514 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$523 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$523 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$523 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$533 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$537 | $299 | $336 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$552 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$572 | $817 | $833 | $175 | $278 | $817 | $201 | — | — |
| RIVERBRIDGE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VIDALIA |
$586 | $687 | — | — | — | $461 | — | — | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$597 | — | $156 | $156 | $156 | — | $156 | — | $156 |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$637 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$652 | $86.85 | $86.85 | $86.85 | $88.59 | $918 | $86.85 | $1,142 | — |
| OPELOUSAS GENERAL MAIN CAMPUS OPELOUSAS |
$658 | $317 | $170 | $1,207 | $175 | $1,055 | $179 | $920 | $162 |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$671 | $329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OMEGA HOSPITAL SEVERN AVE. METAIRIE |
$692 | — | — | $554 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$734 | $342 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$734 | $351 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$749 | — | — | $275 | — | $650 | — | — | — |
| INTENSIVE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - BOSSIER CITY CAMPUS IRVING PL SHREVEPORT |
$781 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM JEFFERSON ST MANSFIELD |
$792 | $1,132 | $1,132 | $1,132 | $1,132 | $1,132 | — | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$825 | $285 | $336 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$849 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | $60.00 | $75.00 | $55.00 |
| POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL NEW ROADS |
$850 | — | $52.83 | $52.83 | $50.00 | — | — | — | $50.00 |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$945 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES SURGICAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLAIBORNE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER HOMER |
$1,050 | $763 | $451 | $451 | — | — | $221 | — | — |
| ST. HELENA PARISH HOSPITAL GREENSBURG |
$1,120 | $771 | $256 | $297 | $1,097 | $1,008 | $1,087 | — | — |
| WEST CARROLL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OAK GROVE |
$1,126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NEW IBERIA |
$1,223 | $156 | $162 | $262 | $156 | $1,069 | $163 | $262 | $262 |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$1,226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 70481, 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: $1,484 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $734 for this?
That is the median of what the 84 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Ct scan of cranial cavity with contrast — 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 70481 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $168 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $98.00 to $9,564 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.4x 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 ct scan of cranial cavity with contrast cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for ct scan of cranial cavity with contrast (CPT 70481) in Louisiana range from $98.00 to $9,564, with a median of $734. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest ct scan of cranial cavity with contrast in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $98.00. 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 70481 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.