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MRI Scan of Brain without Contrast Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 86 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 70551. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $917
📉 Low $168
📈 High $9,493
🏥 86 hospitals
🏛️ 45 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $183
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 86 hospitals.
Billed more than $917 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | MultiPlan | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$168 | — | — | — | — | $750 | — | — | — |
| BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL BUNKIE |
$196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STERLING SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$257 | $220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$265 | $193 | $221 | $221 | $221 | $800 | $221 | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$279 | $421 | $440 | $616 | $452 | $574 | — | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$331 | $421 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$363 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$378 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | $60.00 | $75.00 | — |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$424 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CYPRESS POINTE SURGICAL HOSPITAL HAMMOND |
$429 | — | $268 | $210 | $210 | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$453 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$474 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$479 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$498 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$498 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$504 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$515 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE. HAMMOND |
$519 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVALA HOSPITAL COVINGTON |
$525 | $230 | — | $594 | — | — | — | — | $244 |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$536 | $418 | $616 | — | — | — | — | — | $418 |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$560 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$561 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$565 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$582 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA |
$599 | $230 | $230 | $230 | $225 | $1,547 | $241 | $1,613 | $253 |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$606 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$637 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$637 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE SPINE HOSPITAL OF LOUISANA BATON ROUGE |
$649 | $100 | $100 | $297 | $93.00 | $100 | $100 | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$691 | $382 | $616 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OMEGA HOSPITAL SEVERN AVE. METAIRIE |
$692 | — | — | $554 | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$694 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$728 | — | $212 | $212 | $212 | — | $212 | — | $212 |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$740 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$763 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$777 | $365 | $616 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$785 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$801 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$867 | $1,238 | $1,263 | $233 | $421 | $1,238 | $268 | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL JEFFERSON |
$979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$1,046 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERBRIDGE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VIDALIA |
$1,051 | $1,233 | — | — | — | $827 | — | — | — |
| OPELOUSAS GENERAL MAIN CAMPUS OPELOUSAS |
$1,089 | $405 | $231 | $2,351 | $238 | $2,058 | $243 | $1,525 | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$1,129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$1,129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$1,129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$1,129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$1,163 | $438 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$1,163 | $449 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL JEFFERSON JEFFERSON |
$1,165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$1,202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$1,370 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER MINDEN |
$1,389 | $458 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AMITE |
$1,400 | $624 | $1,050 | $840 | — | $1,113 | — | — | $490 |
| INTENSIVE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - BOSSIER CITY CAMPUS IRVING PL SHREVEPORT |
$1,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM JEFFERSON ST MANSFIELD |
$1,496 | $2,137 | $2,137 | $2,137 | $2,137 | $2,137 | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 70551, 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: $1,825 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $917 for this?
That is the median of what the 86 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Mri scan of brain without 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 70551 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $183 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $168 to $9,493 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.0x 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 mri scan of brain without contrast cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for mri scan of brain without contrast (CPT 70551) in Louisiana range from $168 to $9,493, with a median of $917. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of brain without contrast in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $168. 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 70551 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.