Neck X-ray (4-5 views) cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical spine) X-ray, 4 or 5 views as an inpatient: from $87.34 to $820.80, with a median of $124.80. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $37.46 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $203.56 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 72050, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 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 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 SPINE CERVICAL MIN 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $87.34 | $397.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC SPINE CERVICAL MIN 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $104.16 | $372.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC SPINE CERVICAL MIN 4 OR 5 VIEWS | $124.80 | $390.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 XR SPINE CERVICAL 4 OR 5 VWS | $225.01 | $638.04 | $95.70–$292.22 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 DX C SPINE 4 VIEW MIN | $820.80 | $1,368.00 | $770.18–$1,368.00 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $87.34, median $124.80, highest $820.80 — a 9.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $203.56 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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
This neck X-ray takes four or five pictures of the cervical spine, including angled views that show the openings where the nerves leave the spine. It is ordered for neck pain, arm numbness or after an injury.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.