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X-ray of Ribs on Side of Body, 2 Views Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 88 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 71100. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $131
📉 Low $10.50
📈 High $1,538
🏥 88 hospitals
🏛️ 51 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $33.64
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 88 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicare | MultiPlan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY |
$10.50 | $201 | — | — | — | — | — | $34.06 | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$25.00 | $55.67 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $9.99 | — | $9.99 | — | — |
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$25.31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL BUNKIE |
$31.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$40.60 | $46.00 | $45.50 | $31.31 | $25.78 | $31.31 | $31.31 | $31.31 | $52.50 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$40.60 | $46.00 | $45.50 | $31.31 | $25.78 | $31.31 | $31.31 | $31.31 | $52.50 |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$44.88 | $44.82 | $40.53 | $39.54 | $152 | $23.61 | $152 | $152 | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$50.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$54.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$54.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$55.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$56.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$58.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$62.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$62.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$62.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$66.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$71.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$72.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$73.94 | $111 | $28.00 | $163 | $165 | $152 | — | — | — |
| HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER OLLA |
$74.60 | $144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARK PLACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$77.28 | $75.85 | $77.28 | — | $77.28 | — | — | $77.28 | — |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$78.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$82.74 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $18.91 | $60.00 | — | $60.00 | — | $75.00 |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$82.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRIDGEPOINT CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS MARRERO |
$84.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER MINDEN |
$90.00 | $157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$92.23 | $42.21 | $54.26 | $64.92 | $64.92 | $50.86 | — | $80.03 | $284 |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$94.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$96.20 | $131 | $35.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$96.68 | $66.24 | $80.57 | $80.57 | $80.57 | — | $80.57 | — | — |
| BEACON BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL NORTHSHORE STE 300 |
$96.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEACON BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS STE 200 |
$96.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEACON BEHAVIORAL HOSPITAL LUTCHER LUTCHER |
$96.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$104 | $148 | $151 | $87.00 | $50.00 | $148 | $100 | — | — |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$104 | $11.29 | $11.29 | $11.29 | $11.52 | $190 | $11.29 | — | $199 |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$106 | $39.55 | $54.26 | $81.61 | $79.73 | $81.29 | — | $82.62 | $284 |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$114 | $39.55 | $54.26 | $81.16 | $78.32 | $81.29 | — | $81.16 | $284 |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE SPINE HOSPITAL OF LOUISANA BATON ROUGE |
$126 | $88.54 | $83.18 | $79.51 | $93.00 | $53.00 | $100 | — | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$130 | $143 | $39.20 | — | — | — | — | $143 | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$131 | $150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$131 | $154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVOYELLES HOSPITAL MARKSVILLE |
$136 | $125 | $35.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$147 | — | $77.22 | $77.22 | $77.22 | — | $77.22 | $77.22 | — |
| DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM JEFFERSON ST MANSFIELD |
$147 | $210 | $210 | $210 | $210 | $210 | — | — | — |
| AVALA HOSPITAL COVINGTON |
$150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $88.91 | — |
| CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA |
$153 | $83.75 | $76.57 | $70.68 | $70.68 | $97.48 | $87.94 | $92.13 | $412 |
| CYPRESS POINTE SURGICAL HOSPITAL HAMMOND |
$156 | — | $97.75 | $76.64 | $76.64 | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OPELOUSAS GENERAL MAIN CAMPUS OPELOUSAS |
$169 | $139 | $84.40 | $673 | $86.93 | — | $88.62 | — | — |
| LAKEVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER COVINGTON |
$174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LCMC HEALTH EMERGENCY CARE DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS |
$174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKESIDE HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 71100, 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: $245 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $131 for this?
That is the median of what the 88 Louisiana hospitals above publish for X-ray of ribs on side of body, 2 views — 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 71100 in Louisiana, Medicare reimburses about $33.64 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Louisiana range from $10.50 to $1,538 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.9x 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 x-ray of ribs on side of body, 2 views cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for x-ray of ribs on side of body, 2 views (CPT 71100) in Louisiana range from $10.50 to $1,538, with a median of $131. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of ribs on side of body, 2 views in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $10.50. 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 71100 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.