Breast ultrasound cost in Louisiana

Prices at 59 hospitals in Louisiana, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $216 — 46% below the US median ($398), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA $78 $143 140 min
Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches, LA $91 $99 ★ 4/5 158 min
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA $99 $119 ★ 4/5 197 min
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings, LA $101 $152 ★ 2/5 104 min
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner, LA $106 $140 ★ 4/5 147 min
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City, LA $107 $120 ★ 2/5 89 min
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport, LA $107 $120 ★ 2/5
Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital Slidell, LA $107 $97
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA $108 $130 ★ 3/5 152 min
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA $111 $146 114 min
Avoyelles Hospital Marksville, LA $112 $356 ★ 1/5 77 min
Desoto Regional Health System Mansfield, LA $123 $175 ★ 2/5 109 min
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell, LA $131 $121 ★ 2/5 203 min
Sabine Medical Center Many, LA $134 $212 129 min
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA $138 $131 120 min
Ochsner Medical Center Acute New Orleans, LA $141 $148 ★ 4/5 174 min
Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA $163 $105 ★ 2/5 122 min
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport, LA $163 $150 ★ 2/5 247 min
West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA $167 $245 ★ 3/5 147 min
East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA $167 $133 ★ 2/5 157 min
University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans, LA $168 $133 ★ 2/5 327 min
St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA $176
Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $178 $129 ★ 3/5 215 min
Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA $178 $134 ★ 3/5 126 min
St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA $190 $98 ★ 4/5 180 min

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 September 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)
$525
Cash / self-pay
$216
Insurer-negotiated
$146
Medicare pays
$92
$107$691
Median cash $216  ·  Medicare $92  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $216 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($92). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($184).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $525 list price could save about $309 (59%).

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