Scans and imaging CPT 74019 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Abdominal X-ray (2 views) cost in Houma, LA — inpatient

In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for abdominal X-ray, 2 views as an inpatient: from $135.08 to $200.23, with a median of $147.11. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Anne General Hospital — $12.03 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $174.24 at 57 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 74019, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$135.08Ochsner St Anne General Hospital
Median$147.11half pay less
Highest$200.23in this market
Difference1.5×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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.

median
Lowest $135.08Highest $200.23

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital lowest Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC XRAY, ABDOMEN, 2 VIEWS $135.08 $307.00 — 56% —
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Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 HC XRAY, ABDOMEN, 2 VIEWS $147.11 $313.00 — 53% —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 ABDOMEN FLAT ERECT COMPLETE $200.23 $200.23 $29.21–$140.16 — —
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Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 ABDOMEN FLAT W DECUB $200.23 $200.23 $29.21–$140.16 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $135.08, median $147.11, highest $200.23 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $147.11 — 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 two-view abdominal X-ray takes pictures of the belly lying down and standing or on the side. It is used to look for a bowel blockage, trapped air, constipation or a swallowed object.

What the price covers

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