Chest CT scan with contrast cost in Houma, LA — inpatient
In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, with contrast dye as an inpatient: from $541.20 to $5,250.00, with a median of $1,957.00. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Anne General Hospital — $1,415.80 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $855.90 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 71260, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital lowest Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC CT SCAN, THORAX, DX, W/CONTRAST | $541.20 | $1,230.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 CT CHEST W CONTRAST | $1,957.00 | $1,957.00 | $54.37–$1,369.90 | — | — source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 CT Chest W/Contrast | $5,250.00 | $5,250.00 | $176.07–$2,625.00 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $541.20, median $1,957.00, highest $5,250.00 — a 9.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,957.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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
A chest CT with contrast uses X-rays and dye injected into a vein to make detailed pictures of the lungs, blood vessels, lymph nodes and other chest tissues. It is used to look at masses, enlarged lymph nodes, infections and for cancer staging.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan; the contrast agent may appear as a separate line on some bills. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.