X-ray of the knee (4+ views) Cost in New Orleans, LA

Prices at 5 hospitals in New Orleans, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $149 — 55% below the US median ($331), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Ochsner Medical Center Acute	New Orleans, LA	$83	$125	★ 4/5	174 min	—
University Medical Center New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	$128	$181	★ 2/5	327 min	—
Childrens Hospital	New Orleans, LA	$149	$147	—	—	—
New Orleans East Hospital	New Orleans, LA	$153	$192	—	140 min	—
St Charles Surgical Hospital	New Orleans, LA	$169	—	—	—	—

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 October 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)

$550

Cash / self-pay

$149

Insurer-negotiated

$164

Medicare pays

$49

$101$162

Median cash $149 · Medicare $49 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $149 — about 3.0× the Medicare rate ($49). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($99).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $550 list price could save about $402 (73%).

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Doctors who perform this in New Orleans

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Michael Serou, MD, PHD	Diagnostic Radiology	New Orleans, LA	128
Quan Nguyen, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	New Orleans, LA	100
Daniel Devun, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	New Orleans, LA	97
Richard Mankinen, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	New Orleans, LA	87
Nicholas Lemoine	Diagnostic Radiology	New Orleans, LA	75
Wesley Clark, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	New Orleans, LA	67
Nhan Nguyen	Diagnostic Radiology	New Orleans, LA	49
Julie Sossaman, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	New Orleans, LA	49
Paul Gulotta, MD	Interventional Radiology	New Orleans, LA	46
Todd Layman, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	New Orleans, LA	37
Jean-Victor Bonnaig, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	New Orleans, LA	35
Nicholas Clayton, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	New Orleans, LA	35

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