Head CT with contrast cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the head with contrast as an inpatient: from $341.44 to $3,743.40, with a median of $451.66. The lowest listed price is at St Bernard Parish Hospital — $110.22 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $731.30 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 70460, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Parish Hospital lowest Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC CT HEAD W/CONTRAST | $341.44 | $1,067.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC CT HEAD W/CONTRAST | $440.72 | $1,574.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC CT HEAD W/CONTRAST | $451.66 | $2,053.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 CT BRAIN OR HEAD W/ CONT | $980.04 | $2,779.00 | $160.55–$1,272.78 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 CT GU BLADDER INJECTION | $3,743.40 | $6,239.00 | $3,512.56–$6,239.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 CT BRAIN W | $3,743.40 | $6,239.00 | $3,512.56–$6,239.00 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $341.44, median $451.66, highest $3,743.40 — a 11.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $698.91 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This head CT uses contrast dye through a vein to show blood vessels, tumors and infections of the brain better.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan and the contrast dye. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.