Chest X-ray cost in Shreveport, LA
In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $408.00 to $408.00, with a median of $408.00. Across Louisiana, the median is $136.88 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 71046, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Knighton Medical Center lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Chest 2 View | $408.00 | $510.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center both sides Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Chest Decubitus Bilateral | $456.00 | $570.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $408.00, median $408.00, highest $408.00.
Both sides : lowest $456.00, median $456.00, highest $456.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $408.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.