Scans and imaging CPT 73030 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Shoulder X-ray cost in Shreveport, LA — inpatient

In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $111.02 to $2,256.74, with a median of $304.58. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $193.56 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $130.95 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities for code 73030, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$111.02Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport

Median$304.58half pay less

Highest$2,256.74in this market

Difference20.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.

median

Lowest $111.02Highest $2,256.74

one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list	File date
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC SHOULDER ROUTINE	$111.02	$427.00	—	74%	— source file
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC SHOULDER ROUTINE	$119.56	$427.00	—	72%	— source file
Willis Knighton Medical Center one side Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Shoulder 3 Vw Lt (Min 2 Vw)	$489.60	$612.00	—	20%	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Willis Knighton Medical Center one side Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Shoulder 3 Vw Rt (Min 2Vw)	$489.60	$612.00	—	20%	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Willis Knighton Medical Center one side Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Shoulder 2 Or More Views Rt	$489.60	$612.00	—	20%	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Willis Knighton Medical Center one side Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Shoulder 2 Or More Views Lt	$489.60	$612.00	—	20%	Apr 1, 2026 source file
PAM Specialty Hospital of Shreveport one side Shreveport, LA RAD Shoulder 2 Views Lt	$2,256.74	$2,256.74	$1,579.72–$1,918.23	—	Aug 6, 2026 source file
PAM Specialty Hospital of Shreveport one side Shreveport, LA RAD Shoulder 2 Views Rt	$2,256.74	$2,256.74	$1,579.72–$1,918.23	—	Aug 6, 2026 source file
PAM Specialty Hospital of Shreveport both sides Shreveport, LA RAD Shoulder bilat comp 2vw	$2,256.74	$2,256.74	$1,579.72–$1,918.23	—	Aug 6, 2026 source file

Inpatient: lowest $111.02, median $304.58, highest $2,256.74 — a 20.3× difference within the same market.

Both sides : lowest $2,256.74, median $2,256.74, highest $2,256.74.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $119.56 — 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

A complete shoulder X-ray takes at least two pictures of the shoulder from different angles to show the bones of the joint. It is ordered for shoulder pain, injury, suspected dislocation or arthritis, and is often done before any shoulder MRI.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray of one shoulder. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.