Abdominal ultrasound (complete) cost in Louisiana

Prices at 62 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $352 — 48% below the US median ($674), roughly 3.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA $76 $104 ★ 2/5 81 min 15.4%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport, LA $76 $104 ★ 2/5
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA $89 $124 ★ 2/5 104 min 15.3%
Thibodaux Regional Medical Center Thibodaux, LA $97 $223 ★ 3/5 170 min 14.3%
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches, LA $99 $99 ★ 4/5 160 min 15.4%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport, LA $101 $100 ★ 2/5 247 min 15.8%
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $105 $118 ★ 4/5 179 min 14.6%
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $108 $224 ★ 4/5 168 min 16.2%
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital Slidell, LA $117 $97 14.4%
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA $126 $125 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.8%
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell, LA $140 $104 ★ 2/5 203 min 16.0%
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA $144 $164 117 min 15.2%
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA $146 $186 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.3%
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA $155 $219 119 min 14.5%
St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA $164 $148 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.0%
University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA $178 $181 ★ 2/5 353 min 15.5%
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA $190 $108 ★ 3/5 108 min 15.4%
Sabine Medical Center Many, LA $198 $261 128 min 15.4%
Avala Covington, LA $200 $107 14.0%
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA $217 $151 ★ 3/5 155 min 15.2%
Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice, LA $233 $353 121 min 14.9%
Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop, LA $260 $95 ★ 2/5 111 min 14.7%
New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA $265 $192 137 min 14.9%
Winn Parish Medical Center Winnfield, LA $284 $947 100 min 14.5%
East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA $297 $195 ★ 2/5 162 min 15.3%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$838
Cash / self-pay
$352
Insurer-negotiated
$198
Medicare pays
$114
$105$907
Median cash $352  ·  Medicare $114  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $352 — about 3.1× the Medicare rate ($114). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($228).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $838 list price could save about $486 (58%).

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