Rib and chest X-ray cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for rib X-ray, one side, with a chest view, 3 or more views: from $50.82 to $5,302.97, with a median of $123.04. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $72.22 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $136.64 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 6 cities for code 71101, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC RIBS W/PA CHEST | $50.82 | $231.00 | $34.90–$245.18 | 78% | — source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 X-Ray of Ribs on One Side of Body Including the Chest Minimum of 3 Views | $89.74 | $641.00 | $117.25–$95.39 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 X-Ray of Ribs on One Side of Body Including the Chest Minimum of 3 Views | $89.74 | $641.00 | $117.25–$95.39 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 X-Ray of Ribs on One Side of Body Including the Chest Minimum of 3 Views | $89.74 | $641.00 | $117.25–$95.39 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 X-Ray of Ribs on One Side of Body Including the Chest Minimum of 3 Views | $95.92 | $436.00 | $124.01–$94.96 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC RIBS W/PA CHEST | $104.16 | $372.00 | $56.91–$323.64 | 72% | — source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 X-Ray of Ribs on One Side of Body Including the Chest Minimum of 3 Views | $121.28 | $758.00 | $117.89–$94.96 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC RIBS W/PA CHEST | $124.80 | $390.00 | $64.18–$292.50 | 68% | — source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 X-Ray of Ribs on One Side of Body Including the Chest Minimum of 3 Views | $136.64 | $976.00 | $107.85–$94.96 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 X-Ray of Ribs on One Side of Body Including the Chest Minimum of 3 Views | $174.72 | $1,092.00 | $100.00–$982.80 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 XR RIBS W/ PA CHEST MIN3 VW LT,Left side | $225.01 | $638.04 | $95.70–$292.22 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 XR RIBS W/ PA CHEST MIN3 VW RT,Right side | $225.01 | $638.04 | $95.70–$292.22 | 65% | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 X-Ray of Ribs on One Side of Body Including the Chest Minimum of 3 Views | $254.07 | $941.00 | $126.34–$941.00 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 DX RIBS UNI W PA CHEST 3V MIN | $662.40 | $1,104.00 | $198.72–$1,104.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 616-3897 RADEX RIBS UNI W/POSTEROANT CH MINIMUM 3 VIEWS | $5,302.97 | $9,090.81 | $9,090.81–$15,151.35 | 42% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $50.82, median $123.04, highest $5,302.97 — a 104.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $124.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 14 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
This study takes pictures of the ribs on one side plus a front view of the chest. The chest view checks the lungs for a collapsed lung or bleeding after a rib injury.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.