Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Baton Rouge, LA — inpatient
In Baton Rouge, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $345.40 to $2,397.99, with a median of $1,400.00. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Mary — $1,054.60 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $838.90 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 71270, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Jun 18, 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 Baton Rouge, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Mary lowest Morgan City, LA · (985) 384-2200 HC CT SCAN, THORAX, DX, W/WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $345.40 | $1,727.00 | — | 80% |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 752-2470 HC CT SCAN, THORAX, DX, W/WO CONTRAST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $483.52 | $1,511.00 | — | 68% |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 CT CHEST W ABDOMEN AND PEL WWO CONTRAST+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 18, 2026 · source file | $1,400.00 | $1,400.00 | $174.57–$1,400.00 | — |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 CT CHEST WWO CON File of Jun 18, 2026 · source file | $1,680.00 | $1,680.00 | $174.57–$1,680.00 | — |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville, LA · (225) 635-3811 CT CHEST W/WO CONTRAST File of May 11, 2026 · source file | $1,702.88 | $2,838.13 | $279.00–$3,121.94 | 40% |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 CT CHEST W/ & W/O CONTRAST File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $2,397.99 | $3,425.70 | $158.83–$2,637.79 | 30% |
Inpatient: lowest $345.40, median $1,400.00, highest $2,397.99 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,527.63 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 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
This chest CT takes pictures before and after contrast dye. It is used for some lung and chest wall masses and blood vessel problems that a single scan cannot explain.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.