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MRI Scan of Lower Spinal Canal Before and After Contrast Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 84 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 72158. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $1,394
📉 Low $258
📈 High $18,130
🏥 84 hospitals
🏛️ 44 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $298
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 84 hospitals.
Billed more than $1,394 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | MultiPlan | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$258 | — | — | — | — | $750 | — | — | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL BUNKIE |
$306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$336 | $507 | $440 | $742 | $660 | $574 | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$392 | $317 | $327 | $327 | $327 | $800 | $327 | — | — |
| STERLING SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$400 | $321 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$615 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CYPRESS POINTE SURGICAL HOSPITAL HAMMOND |
$634 | — | $396 | $311 | $311 | — | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$676 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$694 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$713 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | $60.00 | $75.00 | $55.00 |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$733 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$736 | $690 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$746 | $627 | $616 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVALA HOSPITAL COVINGTON |
$750 | $414 | — | $594 | — | $800 | — | — | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$772 | $686 | $616 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$782 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$782 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$784 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$790 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$794 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$811 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$835 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE. HAMMOND |
$850 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$860 | — | $310 | $310 | $310 | — | $310 | — | $310 |
| OMEGA HOSPITAL SEVERN AVE. METAIRIE |
$861 | — | — | $688 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA |
$894 | $340 | $340 | $340 | $333 | $1,547 | $357 | $2,407 | $2,063 |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$964 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$964 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$998 | $598 | $616 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$1,072 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$1,145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$1,224 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$1,235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$1,247 | $1,782 | $1,818 | $366 | $606 | $1,782 | $421 | — | — |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$1,252 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$1,256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$1,376 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$1,394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$1,394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$1,394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$1,394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL JEFFERSON |
$1,405 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$1,418 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$1,555 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERBRIDGE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VIDALIA |
$1,576 | $1,849 | — | — | — | $1,240 | — | — | — |
| OPELOUSAS GENERAL MAIN CAMPUS OPELOUSAS |
$1,668 | $664 | $338 | $2,351 | $348 | $2,058 | $355 | $2,334 | $321 |
| OCHSNER EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL JEFFERSON JEFFERSON |
$1,670 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$1,754 | $718 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$1,754 | $736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$1,794 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$1,802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM JEFFERSON ST MANSFIELD |
$1,895 | $2,707 | $2,707 | $2,707 | $2,707 | $2,707 | — | — | — |
| MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER MINDEN |
$2,045 | $750 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INTENSIVE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - BOSSIER CITY CAMPUS IRVING PL SHREVEPORT |
$2,100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$2,167 | $204 | $204 | $204 | $208 | $1,147 | $204 | $3,793 | — |
| HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AMITE |
$2,198 | $980 | $1,648 | $1,319 | — | $1,747 | — | — | — |
| ST. TAMMANY PARISH HOSPITAL S. TYLER ST COVINGTON |
$2,275 | $100 | — | $100 | $100 | $57.70 | $100 | $68.00 | $100 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72158, 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: $2,800 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $1,394 for this?
That is the median of what the 84 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after 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 72158 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $298 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $258 to $18,130 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.7x 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 lower spinal canal before and after contrast cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast (CPT 72158) in Louisiana range from $258 to $18,130, with a median of $1,394. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest mri scan of lower spinal canal before and after contrast in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $258. 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 72158 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.