Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Houma, LA — inpatient
In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast as an inpatient: from $442.27 to $2,266.00, with a median of $643.72. The lowest listed price is at Leonard J Chabert Medical Center — $201.45 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $1,054.80 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 71270, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center lowest Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 HC CT SCAN, THORAX, DX, W/WO CONTRAST | $442.27 | $941.00 | — | 53% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC CT SCAN, THORAX, DX, W/WO CONTRAST | $643.72 | $1,463.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 CT CHEST W AND WO CONTRAST | $2,266.00 | $2,266.00 | $60.49–$1,586.20 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $442.27, median $643.72, highest $2,266.00 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $643.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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
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.