Scans and imaging CPT 74160 Outpatient

CT abdomen with contrast cost in New Orleans, LA

In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for CT scan of the abdomen with contrast: from $163.36 to $971.88, with a median of $808.01. The lowest listed price is at New Orleans East Hospital — $644.65 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $818.58 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 cities for code 74160, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$163.36New Orleans East Hospital
Median$808.01half pay less
Highest$971.88in this market
Difference5.9×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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.

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Lowest $163.36Highest $971.88

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
New Orleans East Hospital lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 CT Scan Abdomen With Contrast $163.36 $1,021.00 $157.61–$650.00 84% Jun 24, 2026
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Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 CT Scan Abdomen With Contrast $265.95 $985.00 $160.22–$985.00 73% Jun 24, 2026
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University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 CT Scan Abdomen With Contrast $532.62 $2,421.00 $1,370.29–$946.61 78% Jul 1, 2026
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West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 CT Scan Abdomen With Contrast $797.44 $4,984.00 $1,011.00–$960.42 84% Jun 30, 2026
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Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 CT Scan Abdomen With Contrast $818.58 $5,847.00 $1,089.30–$956.00 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA CT Scan Abdomen With Contrast $971.88 $6,942.00 $1,388.40–$735.85 86% Jun 25, 2026
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East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 CT Scan Abdomen With Contrast $971.88 $6,942.00 $1,388.40–$735.85 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA CT Scan Abdomen With Contrast $971.88 $6,942.00 $1,388.40–$735.85 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $163.36, median $808.01, highest $971.88 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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

This CT scan images the abdomen after contrast dye is given through a vein. It shows organs such as the liver, pancreas and kidneys in detail.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the scan and the contrast dye. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately.