Scans and imaging CPT 71046 Outpatient

Chest X-ray cost in Hammond, LA

In Hammond, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $82.74 to $82.74, with a median of $82.74. Across Louisiana, the median is $117.99 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71046, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$82.74Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center
Median$82.74half pay less
Highest$82.74in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Hammond, LA.

median
Lowest $82.74Highest $86.05

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center lowest Independence, LA · (985) 878-1333 X-RAY OF CHEST; 2 VIEWS $82.74 $137.90 $16.84 40% —
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Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence, LA · (985) 878-1333 X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS $86.05 $143.42 $16.84 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $82.74, median $82.74, highest $82.74.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 chest X-ray with two views, usually one from the front and one from the side, shows the lungs, heart size and the bones of the chest. It is ordered for cough, shortness of breath, suspected pneumonia, chest pain and some pre-employment or pre-surgery checks.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.