Forearm X-ray cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for forearm X-ray (radius and ulna), 2 views as an inpatient: from $42.24 to $570.00, with a median of $67.48. The lowest listed price is at St Bernard Parish Hospital — $25.24 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $113.64 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 73090, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Parish Hospital lowest Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $42.24 | $132.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $47.96 | $218.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $67.48 | $241.00 | — | 72% | — 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 |
| 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 Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 DX FOREARM 2 VIEWS | $570.00 | $950.00 | $534.85–$950.00 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $42.24, median $67.48, highest $570.00 — a 13.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $105.95 — 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
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.