Chest X-ray, 1 view cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for chest X-ray, single view: from $63.68 to $122.50, with a median of $87.39. The lowest listed price is at New Orleans East Hospital — $23.71 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $92.00 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 cities for code 71045, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans East Hospital lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 X-Ray of Chest 1 View Front | $63.68 | $398.00 | $103.41–$98.21 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 X-Ray of Chest 1 View Front | $74.76 | $534.00 | $104.08–$99.48 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 X-Ray of Chest 1 View Front | $79.92 | $296.00 | $115.44–$91.76 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 X-Ray of Chest 1 View Front | $82.94 | $377.00 | $102.68–$77.40 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 X-Ray of Chest 1 View Front | $91.84 | $574.00 | $100.00–$82.81 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 X-Ray of Chest 1 View Front | $122.50 | $875.00 | $116.11–$92.75 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA X-Ray of Chest 1 View Front | $122.50 | $875.00 | $116.11–$92.75 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA X-Ray of Chest 1 View Front | $122.50 | $875.00 | $116.11–$92.75 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $63.68, median $87.39, highest $122.50 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is 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
A single-view chest X-ray takes one picture of the chest, usually from the front, to show the lungs and heart. It is often done in the emergency room or at the bedside with a portable machine, for example to check a breathing tube or follow up pneumonia.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.