Forearm X-ray cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for forearm X-ray (radius and ulna), 2 views: from $38.28 to $2,471.07, with a median of $103.67. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $65.39 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $113.64 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 6 cities for code 73090, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 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 FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $38.28 | $174.00 | $26.29–$182.03 | 78% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $42.24 | $132.00 | $41.13–$168.44 | 68% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $55.62 | $206.00 | $31.70–$182.03 | 73% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $67.48 | $241.00 | $40.49–$209.67 | 72% | — source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 X-Ray of Forearm 2 Views | $93.76 | $586.00 | $103.41–$98.21 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 X-Ray of Forearm 2 Views | $101.78 | $727.00 | $104.08–$98.23 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 X-Ray of Forearm 2 Views | $103.18 | $469.00 | $102.68–$77.40 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 X-Ray of Forearm 2 Views | $104.16 | $651.00 | $100.00–$85.83 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 X-Ray of Forearm 2 Views | $107.73 | $399.00 | $112.96–$79.72 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 X-Ray of Forearm 2 Views | $126.84 | $906.00 | $116.11–$96.04 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 X-Ray of Forearm 2 Views | $126.84 | $906.00 | $116.11–$96.04 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 X-Ray of Forearm 2 Views | $126.84 | $906.00 | $116.11–$96.04 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 XR FOREARM 2 VIEWS RT,Right side | $186.31 | $528.30 | $74.94–$241.96 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital one side New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 XR FOREARM 2 VIEWS LT,Left side | $186.31 | $528.30 | $74.94–$241.96 | 65% | — source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 616-3897 RADEX FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $2,471.07 | $4,236.12 | $4,236.12–$7,060.20 | 42% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $38.28, median $103.67, highest $2,471.07 — a 64.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $55.62. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is 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 forearm X-ray takes two pictures of the radius and ulna, the two bones between the elbow and the wrist. It is common after a fall on an outstretched arm, especially in children.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.