Diagnostic mammogram cost in Louisiana

Prices at 51 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $149 — 55% below the US median ($329), roughly 1.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA $51 $103 ★ 2/5 81 min 15.4%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport, LA $51 $103 ★ 2/5
Sabine Medical Center Many, LA $64 $110 128 min 15.4%
New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA $66 $103 137 min 14.9%
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA $73 $108 ★ 2/5 104 min 15.3%
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $80 $126 ★ 4/5 179 min 14.6%
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA $86 $115 ★ 3/5 155 min 15.2%
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell, LA $87 $96 ★ 2/5 203 min 16.0%
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $92 $172 ★ 4/5 168 min 16.2%
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA $96 $132 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.3%
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA $99 $96 ★ 3/5 108 min 15.4%
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport, LA $105 $100 ★ 2/5 247 min 15.8%
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA $112 $143 117 min 15.2%
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA $112 $126 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.8%
Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA $114 $241
West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA $115 $104 ★ 3/5 154 min 15.0%
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA $125 $163 119 min 14.5%
East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA $130 $101 ★ 2/5 162 min 15.3%
Lallie Kemp Medical Center Independence, LA $139 $103 106 min
Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA $140 $433 ★ 3/5 113 min 15.1%
Avoyelles Hospital Marksville, LA $140 $468 ★ 1/5 79 min 15.1%
Minden Medical Center Minden, LA $143 $208 ★ 2/5 117 min 15.5%
St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA $146 $121 ★ 4/5 181 min 15.0%
University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA $149 $101 ★ 2/5 353 min 15.5%
Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville, LA $168 $98 ★ 2/5 123 min 17.4%

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 August 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)
$421
Cash / self-pay
$149
Insurer-negotiated
$145
Medicare pays
$140
$77$417
Median cash $149  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $149 — about 1.1× the Medicare rate ($140). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($281).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $421 list price could save about $272 (65%).

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